“As time goes by, we are getting closer to the elections. Consistent with what we have said: Elections at the end of the four years,” he said to and the show “good morning» with Giorgos Autias, the government representative Giannis Oikonomou.

“We are preparing in the best possible way, based on conditions of planning, honesty and also substantial planning, in order to respectfully submit our proposal for the next day to the citizen. A central pillar is what the Prime Minister has said and has taken upon himself: Better and higher wages for all. Converge with the EU average. This is the goal”, added Mr. Economou.

Referring to Tsipras’ visit to Trikala and his meeting with the farmers, the government representative emphasized that, “it doesn’t matter where he goes up and what he does to create impressions. What matters is what one says and if what one says is accompanied by sincerity, becomes action, helps society and moves forward. And what we realize from the attitude of Mr. Tsipras both then and now is that he remains incorrigible. He remains incorrigible in big fat words, in lies, in ignorance of reality, in the inability to coordinate with true life in any of its manifestations.

“Mr. Tsipras said yesterday “we will help you with fertilizers”. And this government has given approximately 70 million euros in aid for fertilizers. He talked about compensations and ELGA in recent years has given more than 850 million euros for compensations”, commented Mr. Economou.

Regarding the increase in the minimum wage, the government representative pointed out that “we are working methodically for the third increase in the minimum wage in a year and a half, in such a way that it is substantial and meets the needs of the times and the demands.”

“The statement of Mr. Arvanitis is uncharacteristic. It is a shame for our political culture, it is a shame that the political confrontation is slipping into these limits. It is the consequence of the toxic opposition that Mr. Tsipras has chosen. Because they have chosen to sever all ties with realism, civilized political dialogue, with confrontation with arguments, there is a competition between the executives of SYRIZA who will stand out in this framework of toxicity that they have created”, said Mr. Oikonomou with occasion of the statement of SYRIZA MEP Kostas Arvanitis.

“The measures are being passed quickly and the citizens will have the opportunity to see another substantial aid, which does not come from overtaxation, from uncritical policies or from other-worldly planning. It comes from the performance of the economy and growth,” the government spokesman noted.