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Greek bailout vote puts Syriza party rebellion to the test

But the legislation is all but certain to pass, despite planned protests, after opposition parties said they would back it

Published Wed, Jul 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Athens

GREECE'S leftist government tried on Wednesday to contain a rebellion in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party ahead of a vote in the evening on reforms required to start talks on a rescue deal.

A first set of reforms that focused largely on tax hikes and budget discipline triggered a rebellion in Syriza last week and passed only thanks to votes from pro-EU opposition parties.

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