Protesters rally as Greek parliament prepares austerity vote

[WorldNews]

The rally was smaller than the big demonstrations that took place just before Sunday's referendum but it underlined the deep resistance to fresh doses of austerity facing the government from the left. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is seeking political support for the measures which he is promising European partners in exchange for a new 53.5 billion euro bailout deal to keep Greece in the euro. This new deal they are cooking up has no prospect for growth, the austerity will humiliate us," said Yannis Kourtakis, 41, a supporter of Syriza's hard-line Red Network faction.

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