More than half, or 52.4 percent, said they should
stay in the euro if they were forced to accept the current austerity measures tied to the bailout, while 44.5 percent said they shouldn't.
While Ferguson waxed optimistic about the likelihood that Greece will
stay in the euro and that EU leaders will find common ground after the Greek elections, he warned against putting too much faith in central banks.
Merkel's vice chancellor, Social Democrat Sigmar Gabriel, told a news conference, «If Greece wants to
stay in the euro, the Greek government must quickly make a substantive offer that goes beyond its willingness thus far.»
They want to
stay in the euro.
Syriza campaigned to
stay in the euro but renegotiate the austerity conditions agreed by the preceding Greek government.