Greece's conservative government on Sunday faced a censure vote in parliament over its handling of a snowstorm that buried a key Athens motorway and left thousands without electricity for days. The motion was brought forward by main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, but will not likely pass since the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to secure at least 157 votes in the 300-seat parliament.
The vote will be held on Sunday evening, and can only pass with a majority in favour. Tsipras, the former prime minister who was defeated by Mitsotakis in 2019 national elections, has called the government's response a "fiasco". When the snowstorm hit Greece Monday, thousands of motorists were trapped in their cars for hours around the capital and on the Attiki Odos ring road, the privately-run motorway into Athens. - AFP
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