Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Vangelis Meimarakis said that Greece needs a stable coalition government that will stay in power for a full four-year term in an interview with newspaper Real News.

“SYRIZA must participate,” said Meimarakis after accusing Tsipras of showing “arrogance and authoritative behavior by stating he will cooperate with nobody except the Independent Greeks, thus excluding any post-election cooperation – particularly if ANEL don’t enter parliament.”

Meimarakis said that the times of the one-party government are over and stated that he will attempt to cooperate with as many parties as possible. “We need a government of all the Greeks”, he said. “If the Greek people elect New Democracy as a first party – a trend is already showing – I will seek to achieve a wider cooperation of the pro-European political forces to form a stable government with a four-year mandate.”

Meimarakis will visit the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair on September 12-13. He will speak at Vellidis conference center at 8 p.m. (local time), while on Sunday will hold a press conference at 1 p.m.