The Prespes Agreement was ratified by the Greek parliament on Friday with a majority of 153 votes, with 146 voting against and one deputy abstaining with a vote of ‘present’, ANA reports.
Votes for the agreement were cast by ruling SYRIZA’s parliamentary group of 145 MPs, as well as the MPs Elena Kountoura, Katerina Papakosta, Thanassis Papachristopoulos, Stavros Theodorakis, Spyros Lykoudis, Giorgos Mavrotas, Thanassis Theocharopoulos and Spyros Danellis.
Votes against were cast by main opposition New Democracy, Democratic Alliance, Communist Party of Greece, Independent Greeks, Centrists’ Union and independents. The MP Grigoris Psarianos abstained, casting a vote of ‘present’.
Vassilis Kokkalis, who is a member of the government, voted against the agreement.
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