ATHENS — Opposition Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata sternly attacked Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over his statements to ruling New Democracy's online parliamentary group meeting on Thursday.

In a statement, Gennimata said that "Mr. Mitsotakis washes his hands of the failure of his allegedly 'executive' state. He did not dare assume his responsibilities and poses like Pontius Pilate over the ping pong of responsibilities from his ministers."

Gennimata added that the government "can't hide the reality and its total failure".

She accused the civil protection agency leadership. saying that "once again it looked on as a passive observer".