Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Yiannis Maniatis on Wednesday responded to main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras’ criticism over Public Power Corporation (PPC) citing the government’s “patriotic duty.”

Maniatis accused SYRIZA of not participating in a dialogue and rejecting everything. He also stressed that consensus can not be unbalanced.

“The deputies supporting the government are not dominated by fear. Instead of fear, the feeling of patriotic duty prevails,” the minister said.

In reaction to Tsipras’ accusations of selling off PPC, Maniatis pointed out that the price of the sale is not his own decision, but it is determined by an independent, internationally renowed evaluator that will set a fair value.