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Maria Karystianou, the mother of a victim of Greece's deadliest rail disaster who became one of the country's most prominent voices for accountability, has formally launched a political party, declaring her movement's goal as finishing first in the pursuit of "truth and justice.

The Deputy Minister of Transport, Konstantinos Kyranakis, made a complaint on Thursday morning that “some people wanted a new Tempi” when he revealed sabotage in the remote control of the Athens-Thessaloniki railway line just before Platy in Imathia.

The deputy chairman of a committee set up by the Greek government to investigate the circumstances of the tragic 2023 Tempi train crash, which killed 57 people, has resigned amid media reports that its findings had spread confusion and were contradictory.