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Multi-bill passed; PM Samaras ousts one MP; Greek gov’t thin majority
The multi bill needed o secure the next bailout tranche passed in a voting at the Greek Parliament late Sunday night.The multi-bill was compressed in two articles. Article 1 received 152 votes and Article 2 received 151.
Athens major candidate and Nea Dimokratia MP, Nikitas Kaklamanis, voted “present” instead of “Yes’ for Article 2. He was expelled from the party in no time through a letter submitted by prime minister Antonis Samaras to Parliament speaker.
In junior coalition government partner PASOK things were even worse. Former Prime minister George Papandreou voted NO to Article 2 referring to recapitalization of banks.
Now everyone is wondering whether PASOK president Evangelos Venizelos would dare expel Papandreou from the party his father has established.
It is a common practice in Greek Parliament that parties expel lawmakers if they oppose the party line in crucial voting.
With Kaklamanis’ expulsion ND-PASOK coalition government holds a very thin majority of 152 seats in a Parliament of 300.
The so-called “4th austerity bill” passed with just 151 votes.
PS no worries, I don’t think Venizelos would dare expel Papandreou. But he would certainly have done so if the name of MP was “Papa-something”.
Source: http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2014/03/30/multi-bill-passed-pm-samaras-ousts-one-mp-greek-govt-thin-majority/
