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Greece PM calls confidence vote after coalition ally quits

Greece's Defence Minister, Panos Kammenos, has announced his Independent Greeks party will quit the government, in protest at the deal ending a long-running dispute with Macedonia over its name.

Greek Defence Minister and leader of the Independent Greeks party Panos Kammenos addresses the media after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister
Greek Defence Minister and leader of the Independent Greeks party Panos Kammenos addresses the media after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Source: ANA-MPA

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By Argyro Vourdoumpa, Stergos Kastelloriou

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The move has thrown the government into turmoil, forcing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call a confidence vote

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