SYRIZA Offers Statement Blaming Government

The party added, "Hardouvelis talks about 'fiscal beating of Greece' with no mercy and termination, presenting a supposed new 'Greek Growth Plan', which is nothing more than the continuation of the same catastrophic policy and of the selling up of public property, while the omnibus draft bill tabled [in Parliament] shows the inextricably knit relationship between the government and the troika and their loyal cooperation for the continuation of the memorandum".

Government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi rapidly replied, "For the time being, the only numbers that do not add up are the ones presented by SYRIZA MPs and executives, in order to beautify the situation in Argentina and excuse Mr. Tsipras' views as regards Latin American 'alternative paths', 'exit from the crisis coupled with growth, employment and social cohesion according to the Argentina paradigm'".

The spokeswoman further commented, "Now, everyone knows that when Mr. Tsipras uttered his celebrated phrase 'I wish we had become Argentina', he meant it". Voultepsi blamed the party of, "going to great lengths to hide the number of 150,000 fewer votes they amassed in the European Parliament elections, which triggered a barrage of intra-party controversy around Mr. Tsipras".