Greek parliament approves next phase in bailout reforms
by Helena Smith in Athens and Graeme Wearden from on (#F4DR)
Large majority of MPs including Yanis Varoufakis, the renegade former finance minister, approves further measures required to qualify for a86bn in loans
Greece's prime minister easily won a crucial vote on a third bailout programme for the debt-stricken nation early on Thursday, hours after the European Central Bank infused cash-starved Greek banks with further emergency liquidity.
A total of 230 MPs backed the economic reforms programme demanded by Greece's creditors, while 63 voted against the plan at the late-night vote.
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