Even Dijsselbloem now appears as … Tsipras fan

Snap elections: No problem says Eurogroup head, just do it quickly

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem urged debt and crisis-plagued Greece on Friday to hold snap elections as soon as possible in order to avoid delays in implementing a third bailout package.

“I hope that they are as quick as possible so that the least possible amount of time is wasted,” he said from The Hague. “I think the intention of Prime Minister Tsipras is to get a more stable government.”

Dijsselbloem, who is also Dutch finance minister, said holding elections did not breech its bailout agreement.

“If all the agreements are abided by, and of course, we’re going to be watching that strictly, it’s naturally allowable to have elections in a country,” Reuters quoted him as saying.