Monday, July 9, 2012

Greek government wins confidence vote

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, left, speaks with Socialist Leader Evangelos Venizelos at the Parliament during a debate on the new government's policy agenda before staging a vote of confidence in Athens, late Sunday July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, left, speaks with Socialist Leader Evangelos Venizelos at the Parliament during a debate on the new government's policy agenda before staging a vote of confidence in Athens, late Sunday July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras speaks at the Parliament during a debate on the new government's policy agenda before staging a vote of confidence in Athens, late Sunday July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras looks on during a debate on the new government's policy agenda before staging a vote of confidence at the parliament in Athens, late Sunday July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras speaks at the Parliament during a debate on the new government's policy agenda before staging a vote of confidence in Athens, late Sunday July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras speaks at the Parliament during a debate on the new government's policy agenda before staging a vote of confidence in Athens, late Sunday July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? The new three-party coalition government in Greece has won a vote of confidence in parliament early Monday.

All 179 deputies of the three parties supporting the government ? conservative New Democracy, the socialist PASOK and the moderate leftist Democratic Left ? have voted in favor.

The 121 voting against the government included deputies of the Radical Left Coalition (Syriza), the nationalist right Independent Greeks, the extreme right Golden Dawn and the Communist Party.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2012-07-08-Greece/id-0487a36d3bb744018ec51b1ced797f2f

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