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"We cannot afford to relax or think that we have exited the crisis," Venizelos, 55, told a cabinet meeting, adding that he will fight "for a new parliament which will guarantee stability and a future for the country." Venizelos, a constitutional law expert turned politician, was elected on Sunday to take over PASOK from former Prime Minister George Papandreou with a mandate to revive the party's chances ahead of the polls. The name of the new finance minister is expected to be announced on Tuesday, government sources said, adding that Interior Minister Tassos Giannitsis had emerged on Monday as a possible candidate. Deputy Finance Minister Filippos Sachinidis and the prime minister's chief economic adviser Gikas Hardouvelis were also among the possible choices to replace Venizelos at the finance ministry, source said, while local media speculated that technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos himself may take over as finance minister. Opinion polls show the election to be held by early May may produce another coalition of the Conservatives and Socialists, who have been warned by the EU and the IMF that Greece must push ahead with more austerity to keep getting the aid it needs to stay afloat. (Reporting by Lefetris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Hugh Lawson) World Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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