Omni-bill passed by parliament as demonstrators clashed with police outside

The bill includes the reduction of family allowances for large families, the regulation of the right to strike and the liberalization of electronic auctions even for debts to the State.

SYRIZA MP, Yiannis Michealogiannakis, said he voted against article 377 on casinos, but his vote was not counted as this provision was not put in a roll-call procedure.

The MPs that were absent are: Sofia Voultepsi (ND), Anna-Michel Assimakopoulou (ND), Andreas Loverdos (DISY) and Spyros Danellis (Potami). Finally, the independent MP Dimitris Karras also voted in favor of the proposal for a roll-call vote by DISY and Potami.

Meanwhile, organizations and trade unions reacted against the bill brought to Parliament, ahead of the Eurogroup on January 22, which will assess the progress of the pre-requisites for the closure of the 3rd evaluation of the Greek program, staging three different rallies.

Unions and organizations are reacting both against the “strike law” and the further cuts included in the draft law, but also to auctions.

Around 19:00′ there was tension between LAE members and the police force and the police used two flash-bang grenades to push them away from the Parliament building. At the same time,  anarchists threw stones and Molotov cocktails against the anti-riot force, prompting immediate reaction and use of chemicals by the police.

A few minutes later, protesters attempted to re-approach the Parliament building, resulting in a second round of clashes.