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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, securing support to move forward to sign an agreement with the Republic of Macedonia and to continue governing until his term
expires in 2019.
A total of 153 lawmakers in the 300-seat chamber voted against the opposition-backed motion, the parliament speaker said after the session in Athens, against 127 votes in favour. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the main opposition New Democracy party, submitted the no-confidence motion against Tsipras after the government struck an agreement on June 12 with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to solve a 27-year-old dispute over the name of Greece’s northern neighbour.
“We have a good deal†Tsipras said during his speech in Parliament night, adding that opposition doesn’t want any kind of agreement with the neighbouring country.
The Greek government won’t have to get parliamentary approval for the deal until there’s a constitutional revision in Macedonia. To move forward with such a revision, Zaev must first get the agreement ratified by the parliament in Skopje, hold a referendum and then obtain another, enhanced parliamentary majority for the change. The process is estimated to unfold through the end of 2018.