First vote of confidence given to new Mitsotakis govt
The new Mitsotakis government on Monday evening received a vote of confidence by 158 deputies in the 300-MP Parliament, as widely expected, with 142 deputies voting against.
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Merkel: No 'discounts' over debt because new Mitsotakis gov't has assumed power
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday was quick to dissuade any notion of a "honeymoon" with the new Mitsotakis government in Athens, saying there can be no "discounts" in terms of the Greek debt because of a change at Greece's helm.
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PM Mitsotakis to CNN: The Greek people turned their backs on populism
The Greek people grew tired of policies that encouraged anger and nationalism and realized these led nowhere, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an interview aired on Sunday afternoon (Greek time), explaining both the failure of SYRIZA to win elections and of extreme-right Golden Dawn to enter parliament again.
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