Greek crisis: Deputy finance minister resigns before bailout vote - live
Source: The Guardian
Its official. Nadia Valavani, deputy finance minister, has resigned from Alexis Tsiprass government just hours before the parliament votes on the bailout package.
As flagged earlier, Valavani has told Tsipras that it is impossible for her to keep serving in his government, given the austerity measures he had agreed to.
In a letter released by the finance ministry, Valavani warned that Greece faced a crushing capitulation at the hands of its creditors in Brussels.
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brooklynite
(95,007 posts)Whatever chance Tsipras had to pass this thing may be fracturing.
107 out of 201 Syriza central committee members publish declaration condemning Tsipras' agreement with Eurozone.
Now it's getting serious.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)and get out of Dodge.
Igel
(35,390 posts)It may say, "To the prime minister of Greece," but it's tacitly addressed to "The international media I really want to talk to."
Their editorial bureaus would produce a better translation, anyway, but it wouldn't affect the news nearly quickly enough.