Tsipras says gov't underestimated voters' discontent

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday the government underestimated the degree of dissatisfaction that would be expressed in the EU elections, adding however that the national polls are a new challenge.

"The most tangible proof that we received the message is that we announced elections on the same night," he said in an interview with private broadcaster Alpha.
Tsipras lashed out against Greece's central banker, Yannis Stournaras, over the concerns he raised on the country's ability to meet its primary surplus target this year due to the government's taχ cuts and handouts, saying "it's not his job to make half-baked predictions."
He also accused Stournaras of trying to support New Democracy, "instead of minding his own business."
Commenting on the hasty transfers of public sector staff to Parliament a few weeks before the elections, some of which...