Αντίθετα, όταν ρωτήθηκε εάν οι εκλογές μετατράπηκαν σε δημοψήφισμα για το μνημόνιο ή θα εκληφθούν ως ψήφος εμπιστοσύνης για την κυβέρνηση, ο κύριος αντίπαλος του Κακλαμάνη, ο υποστηριζόμενος από το ΠΑΣΟΚ Γιώργος Καμίνης, είπε: «Η απάντηση είναι πολύ απλή.
Conversely, when asked if the election has been turned into a referendum on the memorandum or will serve as a vote of confidence in the government, Kaklamanis' primary opponent, PASOK-backed Giorgos Kaminis, said: "The answer is quite simple: Our coalition is not just backed by PASOK, for citizens to consider it as such … The prime minister, on his part, as the head of the government, has to deal with major national issues, both on the domestic and international front; in the wake of the economic crisis, therefore, he formulates his policies on several levels, and with many dilemmas."