The government survives no confidence - protests after train accident increase!

The government survives no confidence - protests after train accident increase!

The conservative Greek government under Prime Minister Kyriako's Mitsotakis has survived an internal vote of no confidence, despite massive criticism of the opposition. The vote took place in the context of the continuing outrage over the sluggish clarification of the tragic train accident of Tempi, which two years ago cost 57 people, including many young people who were on their way to their everyday life.

In the vote, 157 MPs spoke out for the government, while 136 parliamentarians were right. Critics accuse the government of covering up the causes of the misfortune and not taking the responsible parties into account. The debate in parliament was partly heated, and the head of the opposition Social Democrats, Nikos Androulakis, formulated sharp allegations against Mitsotakis and his government.

protests and arguments

On the second anniversary of the accident, hundreds of thousands of people went to the streets of Greece to demonstrate for a comprehensive clarification of the incidents. The protests took place not only in Athens, but in many cities in the country. The demonstrators demanded transparency and justice for the victims. In front of the parliament in Athens, violent clashes between masked demonstrators and the police occurred on the evening of the vote.

Mitsotakis confronted the opposition and accused her of ignoring geopolitical developments and wanting to destabilize the country. Nevertheless, he announced that the Greek railway extensively modernized by 2027 to increase security.

reports and investigations

The processing of the accident remains a hotly debated topic. A first official report on the clarification of the train accident was recently published. The report criticized the poor condition of the rail network and massive defects in the accident investigation. The scene of the accident was not properly mapped and there was hardly any coordination between the fire brigade, emergency services and the police.

Family members of the victims also expressed the assumption that a non -declared, flammable hazardous substance was transported in the freight train, which led to an explosion. Despite these serious allegations, there are no official evidence of this assumption.

The situation in Greece remains tense, and the government is still under pressure to fully clarify the background of the tragedy. The continuing protests and the vote of no confidence show that citizens will not be satisfied with half answers. The political landscape is strongly shaped by these events and will continue to be determined by the efforts to educate and justice.

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