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Greek Government Overcomes No-Confidence Vote Tied to 2023 Train Disaster

Prime Minister Mitsotakis' administration survives parliamentary challenge as protests and calls for accountability continue over Greece's deadliest rail accident.

University students shout slogans using loudspeakers during a rally, on the third and final day of a censure motion debate against the conservative government in parliament over a deadly rail disaster nearly two years ago, in Athens, Greece, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks with his party's lawmakers, after the results of no-confidence motion against his government at the parliament in Athens, Greece, March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
University students hold up flares during a rally, on the third and final day of a censure motion debate against the conservative government in parliament over a deadly rail disaster nearly two years ago, in Athens, Greece, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks with his party's lawmakers, after the results of no-confidence motion against his government at the parliament in Athens, Greece, March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

Overview

  • The Greek government, led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, survived a no-confidence vote in parliament with 157 lawmakers rejecting the motion.
  • The vote followed widespread protests marking the second anniversary of the 2023 train crash in Tempi, which killed 57 people and exposed severe safety failures in Greece's railway system.
  • Opposition parties accused the government of negligence, failing to address railway safety issues, and attempting to cover up evidence related to the crash investigation.
  • Protests, some involving violent clashes, have drawn hundreds of thousands of demonstrators demanding justice for the victims and accountability from officials.
  • Mitsotakis pledged to modernize the railway system by 2027 and proposed changes to constitutional protections for politicians as part of efforts to address public anger.