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Censure motion against government defeated by 156 ND votes

January 27, 2023 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 1

Greece’s conservative government on Friday survived, as expected, a vote of no confidence put forward by the main opposition party SYRIZA opposition over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists. 156 ruling New Democracy lawmakers voted against the motion, while 143 opposition MPs voted in favor. A …

ND leader Mitsotakis submits no-confidence vote against gov’t over Macedonia

June 14, 2018 Greece, Politics Comments Off on ND leader Mitsotakis submits no-confidence vote against gov’t over Macedonia

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis of conservative New Democracy announced Thursday noon that he is submitting no-confidence vote against the government over the Macedonia agreement. “I want to see if Mr. Tsipras has 154 votes for the Macedonia agreement,” Mitsotakis told the Plenary with a clear hint to coalition government …

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