ATHENS — Opposition Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata, in a statement on Thursday, asked Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to avoid "a staged conflict with the main opposition, with violent exchanges and raised tension, and with society and democratic normalcy as their victims." She proposed that Mitsotakis proceed on the basis of article 142A of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament to brief and discuss with all political leaders about the situation in the country and the problems it faces, instead of replying to main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras.

"Mr. Mitsotakis, you are playing with fire. You have failed on the pandemic front, you are plunging workers and businesses into insecurity. You are trying to cover your weakness through polarisation and division," Gennimata said in a statement.