Nationalists, especially the far right-wing Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) led by George Karatzaferis that is part of a temporary coalition government ruling Greece until elections early next year, were angered by the decision.
Nacionalisti, a posebno stranka krajnje desnice Narodni pravoslavni pokret (LAOS), na čelu sa Jorgosem Karacaferisom, koji je deo privremene koalicione vlade u Grčkoj do izbora početkom sledeće godine, ljuti su zbog ovakve odluke.