SYRIZA's Tsipras Wants Urgent General Elections

Tsipras claimed, "The negotiation is of key importance, the country should negotiate and not leave the others to decide without us. With Samaras' government our partners will decide for us and that's why we call for elections", according to ANA-MPA.

Regarding the current administration's opinions on Tsipras' Saturday address he stated, "It is insulting for the people that suffer some to speak of benefits...ENFIA is a madhouse that has driven the people crazy because they do not have to pay. Is it a benefit to cancel this tax?"

The SYRIZA leader added, "Mr. Samaras is not interested in the presidential elections. What he is interested in is to remain in his post and to continue to implement a catastrophic programme". Regarding critics, Tspiras declared, "our opponents must choose for what they charge us. They call us terrorists, that we want to dissolve Europe and the NATO and at the same time they call us compromised, that we have cut a deal with the international elite and with the profiteers. Both are not possible to exist".

Tspiras said that if he is Prime Minister, he will not converse with troika, "What troika? There is no troika...I will not play Mr. Samaras' role, I will not ask for mercy. I will go the EU Summit where all the leaders are equal. I will not offer her (Merkel) the chance to show pity or mercy for Greece. We do not believe that we have owners and tenants in EU that will evict us. It will not be a match between Greece and Germany at the National Stadium of Berlin with rigged referee Mr. Schaeuble".