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Greek PM Mitsotakis wins no-confidence vote over wiretapping scandal

Greece's conservative government led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survived a vote of no confidence on Friday, with 156 members in the 300-seat Greek parliament voting in support of Mitsotakis, according to the parliament.

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Published January 27,2023 04:55 PM
Updated January 27,2023 05:28 PM
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with members of his government and other lawmakers during a parliamentary debate on a motion of censure against the government, in Athens, Greece, January 27, 2023. (REUTERS)

Greece's conservative government on Friday survived, as expected, a vote of no confidence put forward by the leftist opposition over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists.

Allegations of state surveillance have snowballed since the leader of the socialist PASOK party, Greece's third-largest, said last August that his phone had been tapped by the state intelligence service EYP in 2021.

The government has denied any wrongdoing or knowingly wiretapping anyone.