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Greek coalition defeats no-confidence motion
Parvez Jabri
11 Nov, 2013
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2013/11/greece-parliament-in-athens.jpg">ATHENS: The Greek coalition government defeated a no-confidence motion brought by the left-wing opposition party Syriza overnight Sunday, with most parliamentary deputies voting it down as expected.</P><P>Of the chamber's 300 deputies, 153 voted against the motion. A total of 124 parliamentarians voted for the measure including the members of three other opposition parties -- the communist KKE, the populist Independent Greeks and the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.</P><P>One deputy from the socialist Pasok party voted against the coalition and was swiftly expelled from the party, which is part of the ruling coalition.</P><P>Syriza introduced the motion of no-confidence in the government on Thursday after Greek police cleared the former headquarters of the now-closed ERT state broadcaster of disgruntled employees who had been occupying it for five months.</P><P>Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras dismissed the confidence motion as a piece of political theatre, accusing the opposition party of endangering the stability that the country has been enjoying in recent months.</P><P>He reiterated that fresh elections would be held, as scheduled, in 2016.</P><P>Thousands of activists from Syriza, Greece's main left-wing opposition party, demonstrated against austerity measures on Sunday in Athens ahead of the vote.</P><P>Police estimated the crowd at 2,000 protesters, while journalists and organisers said 5,000 came out in the Greek capital to call for the government to stand down. Banners read: )