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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

Greek PM vows to upgrade railways as government faces confidence vote

Two rioters silhouetted against flames and a building with Greek columns
Violence broke out in Athens on Friday after a rally on the second anniversary of the railway disaster. Photograph: Giorgos Arapekos/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

The Greek prime minister has vowed to upgrade the country’s railways as his embattled government braces for a vote of no confidence after huge protests over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people.

Two days after hundreds of thousands took to the streets in fury over the response to the disaster on its second anniversary, Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged that not enough had been done to build a “safe and modern” transport system, saying the largest protests in recent history had emphasised the demand for action.

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