Tempe crash protests renew public pressure on government, give opposition fresh impetus

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Institutions, Justice, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA
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Large protests were held across Greece on Sunday to support the calls for justice in the case of the Tempe train crash, putting renewed pressure on the government and potentially triggering a fresh effort by opposition parties to hold Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration to account over Greece’s deadliest train accident.

Tens of thousands of people gathered for a peaceful demonstration in front of Parliament in Athens, thousands also took to the streets of Thessaloniki. Although the exact numbers are disputed, in both cases the gatherings were deemed to be among the lar...

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