Greece’s parliament has backed draft terms for a third bailout in five years after talks that lasted through the night and well into the morning.
The proposed deal involves tax rises and spending cuts in return for a bailout of about €85bn (£61bn, $95bn).
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also survived a significant rebellion within his own Syriza party, the BBC reports.
Reports in Greece say he will ask for a confidence vote before parliament in the next week.
Makis Voridis, an MP with the opposition New Democracy, said his party – which backed the bailout deal – would not support Mr. Tsipras in a confidence vote, Reuters says.
The bailout deal received:
222 votes for
64 against
11 abstentions
But there were 31 “No” votes from Syriza members, and 11 abstentions – the biggest rebellion within Mr. Tsipras’ party so far. The rebels represented almost a third of all Syriza’s MPs.
The terms of the bailout will be discussed by eurozone finance ministers later on Friday.
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