EUROZONE-GREECE/TSIPRAS ARRIVAL Tsipras arrives in office after winning bailout vote in parliament
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EUROZONE-GREECE/TSIPRAS ARRIVAL Tsipras arrives in office after winning bailout vote in parliament
- Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/TSIPRAS ARRIVAL Tsipras arrives in office after winning bailout vote in parliament
- Date: 23rd July 2015
- Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (JULY 23, 2015) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF GREEK PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE GREEK AND EU FLAGS CONVOY OF GREEK PRIME MINISTER, ALEXIS TSIPRAS, ARRIVING / CAR DRIVING IN TSIPRAS GETTING OUT OF CAR AND WALKING UP STEPS
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- Location: Greece
- Country: Greece
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at his office on Thursday (July 23) just hours after winning the backing of parliament for a second package of bailout reforms.
The bill, which contained judicial and banking reforms, easily passed with the support of 230 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament, thanks to the support of pro-euro opposition parties.
But 36 out of 149 deputies from his Syriza party voted against the overall bill or abstained, less than the rebellion by 39 deputies in last week's vote on an initial set of reforms.
Tsipras has publicly disagreed with measures demanded by Greece's eurozone peers and the IMF to hold talks to proceed on a third bailout to save the country from bankruptcy.
But after he made a U-turn by accepting a deal at the 11th hour to keep his country in the euro, he told party hardliners to face reality and back the package.
Even so, hardline Left Platform lawmakers from the Syriza party, who opposed last week's bill, rejected this week's law as well and complained about the length of the bill, which is more than 900 pages.
Together with his coalition partners from the right-wing nationalist party, Independent Greeks, Tsipras has 162 seats in the 300-seat parliament.
Last week's rebellion cut his support to just 123 votes and government officials have said elections are likely in September or October once the package is agreed. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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