Greek Parliament passes austerity bill
- Written by C.Athanasatos
Greek lawmakers approved of a third bailout agreement with European creditors in the early morning hours of Thursday by 229 to 64 with six MPs voting "present", in a vote that saw 39 ruling SYRIZA deputies defy the "party line" to set the stage for a government reshuffle or even an internal showdown.
A total of 229 MPs voted "yes"; 64 "No" and six voted "present".
From the ruling party's bloc of 149 deputies, 32 voted "no", six "present" and one MP was absent.
"Present" or "NO" from SYRIZA Deputies:
"Present": Michalakis, Dioti, Katrivanou, Karagiannidis, Baxevanakis, Leva.
"NO": Konstantopoulou, Varoufakis, Valavani, Stratoulis, Isichos, Kodelas, Zacharias, Sotiriou, Chadjilabrou, Stathas, Skumas, Lapavitsas, Kritsotakis, Charalambidou, Gaitani, Amanatidou, Ioannidis, Diamantopoulos, Makri, Ouzounidou, Dermitzakis, Delimitros, Petrakos, Lafazanis, Zanas, Kiriakakis, Kiritsi, Kotsias, Amanatidis, Chatzisavvas, Ouzounidou, Leoutsakos
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