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Vote – “deep breath” / 153 nods to the government*

Personal confrontations with heavy expressions in the Parliament. 
“Political oxygen” was given to the government by the 153 MPs who confirmed their support to the government.

Samaras: We will not do you a favor. The elections will be held in 2016.

Venizelos: No new measures, no new cuts to the wages.

*Greek Parliament consists of 300 MPs. The government needs the support of at least 151 to be able to govern the country. Now, it has the support of 153, since Theodora Tzakri, a PASOK MP, voted yesterday against it and was expelled from the party. 

AVGI

Huge protest against the gold mine in Northern Greece

Thousands of protesters in Thessaloniki and Athens shouted: “We want forests, water and land, not a grave made by gold”. They protest against the investment in Chalkidiki which destroys the environment. 

PROTO THEMA (Sunday edition)

44 prominent lawyers are caught by the Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE) after investigation spanning back 10 years

Also singers, actors, businessmen and “night people” who were depositing money in those lawyers’ accounts as a payment for their services are being scrutinized by SDOE.
By the same method SDOE audits doctors. There is a lot of pressure by the troika and international media to tackle tax evasion.  

KATHIMERINI (Sunday edition)

Paid surgery in the public hospitals in for order the health system to gather funds

The payment for the operations in the public hospitals is promoted by the Health Ministry. Its targets are to find extra funding for the public hospitals and to serve the people who have money to pay for their operations. 

REAL NEWS (Sunday edition)

Kassidiaris promotes himself as the leader of Golden Dawn

There is an ongoing underground battle in Golden Dawn for the future of the party. The disagreement between Kassidiaris and Michaloliakos, the party’s leader who is currently under custody, becomes more apparent lately.