Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou commented on statements made by main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras during the latter’s visit to Crete, noting that they are “divisive as always and more pitiful than ever”. Kedikoglou added that there is a surplus of desperation in the opposition party, underlining that “they placed their bets on disaster, and when that didn’t come about, now they are saddened by the strong signs of an exit from the crisis”.