Greek Parliament approves third bailout package but large Syriza rebellion could mean fresh elections soonAfter debating for much of the night, the Greek parliament this morning finally voted to approve the third Greek bailout package by 222 votes to 64 with 11 abstentions. Reports suggest that the government was only able to garner the support of 118 of its MPs, meaning it has fallen below the constitutionally mandated threshold of 120 MPs to survive a confidence vote. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is rumoured to have called a confidence vote for 20 August – which, if lost, would …read more
Source: Open Europe
