The Prime Minister's retorts during a TV interview with Alpha on security in Athens have caused a stir, as citizens were flabbergasted to hear that they live in a safe country and the smiles are returning to their overtaxed faces.

Gradually, interest rates will be reduced and in one year from now we will be able to abandon the memorandums, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with Alpha’s main news bulletin.

Main opposition New Democracy urged Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to "stop the manipulation Greek justice" by his government in an announcement issued on Sunday, and warned of a risk to democracy in Greece.