Missed appointment with the national consensus in Greece

"It was supposed to be a long debate in parliament turned to the settlement of accounts between the government and the opposition parties," said in the preamble, Akis Tatsis the euronews Athens office.

The Prime Minister had called parliamentarians to take stock of the agreement signed by Athens with its creditors and seek the support of the opposition in future negotiations.

No unconditional surrender

Alexis Tsipras said seek "an honest compromise" with lenders to Greece, but refuse to sign an "unconditional surrender."

"This agreement of 20 February establishes a discussion on debt restructuring is necessary because without it - you have to tell the truth - we will be unable to repay," said Alexis Tsipras to the rostrum.

In a speech about twenty minutes, the Greek Prime Minister also led the charge against the outgoing government, believing Antonis Samaras had left her country in a deplorable state, to which the principal party has not failed to answer.

The dream of national unity will therefore fizzled in parliament.

Samaras Tsipras: "take responsibility"

"We will support any initiative to prevent our country from crashing against the wall," said the leader of the opposition.

"But you are in power, you run the government. We ask you to negotiate now and stop the lies. If you show responsibility, we will support you. Can you handle the responsibility? Do you know what being responsible means? You have a responsibility to this country, "said Antonis Samaras, addressing him his successor.

The country is running out of cash and could declare himself insolvent in April.

The Greek government has not concluded an agreement with its creditors on reforms needed for the payment of the last installment of 7.2 billion euros.