Opposition blasts SYRIZA official for suggesting Grexit debate

Opposition parties reacted with alarm on Tuesday to comments by SYRIZA parliamentary spokesman Nikos Xydakis that MPs should hold a debate about Greece's membership of the euro.

Speaking on Skai TV in the morning, Xydakis argued that "there should be no taboos when we are talking about people's fate."

"We have reached a point where the population does not have the stamina anymore," he said. "I believe there has to be a political and national discussion the likes of which has not taken place during the last seven years. Naturally, this discussion has to start from Parliament."

His comments prompted an immediate and strong reaction from the opposition parties. New Democracy spokesman Vassilis Kikilias suggested that the government's true intentions are gradually being revealed. PASOK's Evangelos Venizelos argued that the comments were deeply damaging for...