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New Greek Parliament elects Syriza veteran as speaker

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's new Parliament, elected two weeks ago, has chosen Syriza deputy Nikos Voutsis as its speaker.Voutsis got 181 votes from 297 voting lawmakers on Sunday.The 64-year-old Voutsis succeeds 38-year-old Zoe Konstantopoulou, who left Syriza in August after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted the third bailout deal for heavily-indebted Greece.

 

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