Tsipras surrendered to troika demands: Ex-finance minister

‘Greece’s former finance minister has lashed out at the country’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for “surrendering” to international creditors’ demands for tough austerity measures to secure a third aid package.

In an interview with the New Review published on Saturday, Yanis Varoufakis censured Tsipras for going back on his anti-austerity promises and accepting the tough conditions set by the so-called troika of international lenders – the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund – to keep the cash-strapped country afloat.

Varoufakis also accused Tsipras of reneging on his electoral promises, saying the ruling Syriza party is now witnessing a deepening rift due to the premier’s decision to disregard the votes of the people, who overwhelmingly expressed their opposition to the tough austerity measures under the new bailout program in a July 5 referendum.’

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