The coalition government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou appeared on Mega Channel on Monday morning and stressed that irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming elections for European Parliament in May, general elections will not take place before the government’s four-year term is up.

Mr. Kedikoglou explained that the government will not risk the country’s progress “now that the exit from the crisis is so close” and accused the Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras of “not hesitating to trigger the country’s exit from the Eurozone”.

When asked as to whether the upcoming regional and European elections will act as a referendum, Mr. Kedikoglou responded that while being important elections, they will not “change the government”, irrespective of results.