Tsipras under pressure over covert Syriza drachma plan reports
Athens
SOME members of Greece's leftist government wanted to raid central bank reserves and hack taxpayer accounts to prepare a return to the drachma, according to reports that highlighted the chaos in the ruling Syriza party.
It is not clear how seriously the plans, attributed to former energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, were considered by the government and both ministers were sacked earlier this month. However, the reports have been seized on by opposition parties who have demanded an explanation.
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