Greece: Athens burns as parliament passes austerity plan

Lucas Papademos, the embattled Prime Minister, told Parliament: “Vandalism
and destruction have no place in a democracy and will not be tolerated. I
call on the public to show calm. At these crucial times, we do not have the
luxury of this type of protest. I think everyone is aware of how serious the
situation is.”

Coming out of parliament in the early hours of Monday, Greek MPs expressed
mixed reactions to the decision.

Dionysia Avgerinopoulou of the New Democracy Party, who voted yes to the
measures, said: “I just believe that right now the new generation of Greece
needs a chance to support its future and support its dreams,” she said.

Olga Kefalogianni also from the New Democracy Party echoed Avgerinopoulou’s
sentiment.

“I voted yes because I believe in the European perspective of Greece. I
believe that the only stability for Greece is for us to remain in the euro
area, and of course this means we have to make a lot of sacrifices.

However, the Communist and the left-wing Syriza parties voted against the
finance bill, whilst other MPs who voted no paid a heavy price for their
actions.

“After a long time, I voted with my conscience, and I feel happy with my
conscience. I was expelled from PASOK but they cannot expel my opinions or
my history,” said PASOK party member Vasso Papandreou.

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