It’s better to perform seppuku than go for elections now, says Deputy Development Minister

He stressed that government has set its “red lines” regarding the negotiations with Troika

Deputy Development Minister Gerasimos Giakoumatos expressed his strong opposition regarding the possibility to proceed to early elections. “It’s better to perform seppuku than go for elections now,” he said on TV private channel ANT1.

Also, Mr. Giakoumatos stressed that the government has set its “red lines” regarding the negotiations with Troika, such as raising the installment number for insurance funds, the excise duty on heating oil and mass layoffs.