Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ruled Friday in a reshuffle of his government ministers and the slingers kept his post, as a token of good will, the Minister of Finance Tsakalotos Euclid. This is the first reshuffle since the coming to power of Alexis Tsipras it six months ago.
It follows the sling of part of its majority in the first vote in Parliament reform package demanded by creditors in return for the grant of new aid. Alexis Tsipras including three slingers replaced ministers who voted against the reforms, including the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Panagiotis Lafazanis and Deputy Minister for Finance Valavanis Nadia, who had resigned.
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The Minister Delegate at work, Dimitris Stratoulis, and the Minister of Defence Costas Isychos have also borne the brunt of this takeover. The announcement was about ten changes in government. Besides these departures, new appointments were made to fill portfolio including holidays.
Of the 149 members of the parliamentary group of Syriza, 32 members, including five ministers and replaced the President of Parliament had voted “No”, six abstained and one member was absent. The handover was postponed due to fires that ravaged the Peloponnese and Attica, said the Prime Minister in his statement.
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