Tsipras Must Rebuild Government After Wave of Bailout Defections
Tsipras Wins Bailout Vote in Shadow of Party Defections
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have to rebuild his government after more than a quarter of his own lawmakers rebelled against a bailout that he accepted to keep the country in the euro.
After more than four hours of emotional debate, 38 of Syriza’s 149 lawmakers refused to back the bill, ripping the heart out of a government that came to power on an anti-austerity platform in January. That makes Tsipras dependent on opposition votes to continue in government.