The Greek Parliament met late on Thursday evening Vote of no confidence against the government of conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rejected. As the parliamentary presidency announced, 159 MPs voted against the opposition’s motion. 141 parliamentarians voted in favor. With it the government under Mitsotakis remains in office. The social democratic party Pasok requested the vote of no confidence and was supported by all opposition parties.
That was the focus serious train accident about a year ago. At that time, a freight train collided with an Intercity near the central Greek city of Larisa. 57 people were killed. The Larisa station manager confessed before the judiciary, he directed the Intercity onto the wrong track.
The opposition accused the government of manipulating evidence. Immediately after the accident, radio conversations between the train drivers and a station master were said to have been leaked to the press. which had been manipulated in such a way that the accident was solely due to the mistakes of the station manager in charge The accusation was that it was due to human error. This happened in order to Shortcomings and omissions of the entire Greek railway system and the responsible persons in the Ministry of Transport, the representatives of the opposition parties complained.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admitted that the state was also responsible some of the blame that the railways’ safety systems functioned inadequately and that this was one of the reasons why the accident occurred. “But if the station manager had done his job correctly, the accident would not have occurred,” said the Greek head of government. The judiciary has determined this and that is why the station master is in custody.
The train accident late in the evening on February 28, 2023 shocked the country. Many of the victims were young people, who were on their way back to the universities after a public holiday. The investigation showed that the condition of the railway network was desolate and the safety precautions were poor. It is still unclear when the incident will be dealt with in court.