Junior party leader unclear whether he’ll remain in govt

Sources, however, say the rightist-populist Independent Greeks’ party will back agreement after all

Independent Greeks’ (AN.EL) party leader Panos Kammenos, the junior coalition partner, mostly confused political onlookers with his statements on Monday afternoon, immediately after a meeting with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras.

Kammenos, the current defence minister, said he cannot vote for an agreement forced on the government with “blackmail”, and one outside the authorization given by a council of political leaders and Parliament.

Moreover, he referred to a “coup” engineered by the German side and certain other EZ countries, saying the latter threatened a total banking collapse and absolute “haircut” of deposits, while at the same time demanding the transfer of Greek state property worth 50 billion euros to a Luxembourg-based fund.

Nevertheless, despite repeated press questions, he didn’t clarify whether he was resigning as minister. A Parliamentary group meeting of AN.EL MPs is set for Tuesday to decide the party’s next moves, although sources said AN.EL MPs will support the “Greekment” after all.