Greece’s prime minister survives no-confidence vote

Greece’s prime minister survives no-confidence vote

Greece’s left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has narrowly won a confidence vote in parliament days after the governing coalition collapsed.

Mr Tsipras received the minimum 151 votes in Greece’s 300-seat legislature for his government to survive.

His term ends in October.

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Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, centre, claps hands with other members of the government after the announcement of the confidence vote results (Petros Giannakouris/AP)

The deal calls for the young country to be renamed North Macedonia in exchange for Greece no longer blocking its path to Nato membership.

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