International Courant
ATHENS
Greece’s parliament on Thursday rejected a movement of no confidence in opposition to the federal government over its function in final yr’s Tempi prepare accident that killed 57 folks.
The movement was lodged by the opposition PASOK, The New Left, Syriza and Course of Freedom events.
After a roll-call vote, all 158 lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy social gathering and an unbiased lawmaker voted in opposition to it whereas the 141 lawmakers of the opposition voted in favor.
Addressing the plenary session earlier than the voting came about, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused the opposition events of turning human struggling right into a political instrument to assault him and his authorities.
Opposite to what the opposition has claimed, there has by no means been an try to cowl up the main points of the incident, he mentioned.
“I attempted to clarify as finest as I might what occurred and what we are going to do to verify we by no means have one other Tempi once more,” he added.
Talking earlier than him, the president of the principle opposition Syriza’s parliament group, Sokratis Famellos, reiterated that the federal government isn’t revealing all of the info associated to the incident.
Consequently, the overwhelming majority of the Greek public misplaced belief within the authorities, he added.
Additionally talking, Nikos Androulakis, the president of the PASOK social gathering, additionally accused the federal government of hiding the reality in relation to the incident.
“In Maximos (Prime Minister’s Workplace), Mr. Mitsotakis, you’re a easy tenant. Greek folks will evict you quicker than you thought and deliberate,” he mentioned.
The movement got here on Tuesday after allegations by the To Vima day by day that recordings concerning the tragic accident have been edited to cowl up the accountability of the federal government.
On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger prepare collided head-on with a freight prepare close to the city of Tempi in northern Greece.
The official loss of life toll stands at 57, together with many college college students and 9 traincrew members.
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