The main opposition party, Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), issued a statement on Sunday that accuses the coalition government of “anxiously trying to cling to power by investing exclusively in communication games,”

The statement referred to the supposed new ‘Greek Growth Plan’ presented by Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis as nothing more than the continuation of the same catastrophic policies such as the selling up of public property. The omnibus draft bill tabled in Parliament is seen by SYRIZA as proof of the inextricable tight-knit relationship between the government and the troika and their loyal cooperation for the continuation of the memorandum.

Government Spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi was quick to respond to SYRIZA through her own statement on Sunday, that, “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 the views of (SYRIZA Party leader Alexis) Tsipras concerning  Latin American ‘alternative paths’, ‘exit from the crisis coupled with growth, employment and social cohesion according to the Argentina paradigm’.”