Greek Prime Minister wins vote of confidence from parliament

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addresses lawmakers during a parliamentary session before a confidence vote in Athens, Greece, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis - Copyright ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS(Reuters)

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Published on 16/01/2019 - 22:02•Updated 07/05/2024 - 10:54

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won a confidence vote on Wednesday, which will pave the way for parliament to ratify an accord he agreed last year with Skopje to end a long dispute over Macedonia's name.

Tsipras clinched the support of 151 lawmakers in the 300 seat parliament, meeting the threshold he had set to avoid calling an early election.