Greece’s Tsipras Faces First Test Since Bailout Rebellion

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces his first test in the country’s newly elected parliament Friday since a bailout rebellion split his party and triggered a snap general election last month
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Greece’s Tsipras Faces First Test Since Bailout Rebellion
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in a press conference at the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport, and Networks in Athens on Aug. 12, 2015. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
10/16/2015
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10/16/2015

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Tsipras has so far faced little dissent from his party or right-wing coalition partners during a parliamentary debate on the bill that started at committee level Tuesday. His coalition controls 155 seats in the 300-member parliament, with support from at least 151 required for the bill to pass.

A Communist-backed labor union and a union representing civil servants are planning protests in central Athens Friday. Six opposition parties in parliament have all pledged to vote against the bill.

A breakaway party formed by politicians who split with Tsipras’ party during the summer failed to get elected to parliament in the September election.