Tsipras Submits Censure Motion For A No Confidence Vote To Defend ERT

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The leader of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, on Thursday submitted a censure motion to Parliament in response to the police raid at the headquarters ERT (former state broadcaster), paving the way for a no confidence vote in the government. As such a three-day debate will begin on Friday and conclude at midnight on Sunday with the vote.

It should be reminded that earlier on Thursday the riot police stormed the building shortly after 4 a.m. and evicted dozens of fired journalists, ending a five-month sit-in against the broadcaster's closure.

Addressing Parliament, Tsipras said that the government had "no popular mandate" for its policies.

In response to his statement, Minister of Administrative Reform Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accepted Tsipras' motion noting that it is going to give the government an opportunity to prove that its parliamentary majority is strong.