Greek parliament votes overwhelming 'Yes' to Tsipras' reform proposals
- 9 years ago
The Greek parliament has voted an overwhelming ‘Yes’ to the crucial third version of a deal aimed at freeing up 53.5 billion euros in bailout funds from its international creditors.
In Saturday morning’s ballot (July 11), 251 voted in favour of the proposals and 32 against, which in theory gives leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras the mandate needed to complete negotiations with Brussels.
Speaking afterwards, he said he had a “strong mandate to complete the negotiations to reach an economically viable and socially fair agreement.”
Greek parliament backs government bailout proposals: http://t.co/lvhwSOUnkt pic.twitter.com/5sMnodYei5— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 11, 2015
The prime minister addressed parliament ahead of the vote:
“To answer the question of whether or not we’ve made mistakes during our five-month period of negotiation, the honest answer is to answer in the positive. Yes, we have made mistakes.”
It is hoped the reform measures proposed by Athens will avoi
In Saturday morning’s ballot (July 11), 251 voted in favour of the proposals and 32 against, which in theory gives leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras the mandate needed to complete negotiations with Brussels.
Speaking afterwards, he said he had a “strong mandate to complete the negotiations to reach an economically viable and socially fair agreement.”
Greek parliament backs government bailout proposals: http://t.co/lvhwSOUnkt pic.twitter.com/5sMnodYei5— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 11, 2015
The prime minister addressed parliament ahead of the vote:
“To answer the question of whether or not we’ve made mistakes during our five-month period of negotiation, the honest answer is to answer in the positive. Yes, we have made mistakes.”
It is hoped the reform measures proposed by Athens will avoi