Voted by a narrow margin of 29 to 27
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Cyprus Parliament approves bailout programme
The Parliament in Cyprus has approved the bailout programme with a narrow margin of 29 votes to 27. During the vote protesters massed outside the parliement carrying signs with a single word: "OXI" ("No" in Greek).
Before the vote, President Nicos Anastasiades had appealed to lawmakers to act with the national interest in mind.
"What we're called upon today to do is to adopt a loan agreement that will allow our country to breathe and to give us the chance to overcome whichever problems we're facing amid this crisis," he told reporters.
Government spokesman Christos Stylianides told state radio: "We have had enough of delusions."We don't have another choice. Whoever has one should tell us what it is." europe on line
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