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SYRIZA edges towards split before bailout vote
http://www.ekathimerini.com/200529/article/ekathimerini/news/syriza-edges-towards-split-before-bailout-vote
SYRIZA edges towards split before bailout vote
GEORGE GEORGIOPOULOS & DAVID STAMP
14:49
Greece's ruling Syriza party edged towards a formal split on Thursday, hours before rebel leftist lawmakers have promised to vote against a new bailout deal to keep the country afloat.
With opposition support, the government is asking parliament to approve a 85 billion euro bailout deal that Greece needs to avoid defaulting on a debt repayment next week.
The parliamentary vote, expected in the early hours of Friday, will test the strength of a rebellion by anti-austerity Syriza lawmakers, which could raise pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call snap elections as early as September.
The rebels' leader, former energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, took a step towards breaking away from Syriza, a coalition of leftist groups which stormed to power in January on promises to reverse austerity policies demanded by the euro zone and IMF creditors.
