FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A week after the second anniversary of Greece’s deadly train collision, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government has once again withstood a no-confidence vote, following three days of heated parliamentary debate.
Opposition parties criticized the government for its handling of the 2023 rail disaster near Tempi, which killed 57 people and injured dozens.
They accused the administration of failing to address systemic railway issues and neglecting victims’ families.
This marks the second no-confidence motion over the incident, with the first defeated in March 2024.
The ruling New Democracy (ND) party used its parliamentary majority to defeat the motion, with 157 MPs voting against and 136 in favor. Mitsotakis defended his government’s actions, citing measures to improve railway safety and ongoing reforms. However, public anger remains high, with protests and clashes erupting in Athens and Thessaloniki during the debate.