German Lawmakers Back Greek Aid Talks
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German lawmakers cleared the way for talks on a third Greek bailout after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that failing to try would be reckless and sow chaos.
Merkel faced down her party bloc’s biggest revolt over Greece yet and wielded her government majority in parliament’s lower house to back the mandate on Friday. Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their Social Democratic coalition partner ensured passage with 439 votes in favor and 119 against, including 60 opponents in her Christian Democrat-led bloc. Forty lawmakers abstained.