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The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

EXPLAINED: Greek opposition to boycott parliament over wiretap scandal | Vintage Vibes

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Greece’s main opposition party said Tuesday that it won't participate in parliamentary votes until a general election is held later this year, in response to the alleged wiretapping of senior officials by the state intelligence service.

“We will not legitimize the legislative work of a government that is demonstrably ... deviating from democracy,” opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, who heads the left-wing Syriza party, told reporters.

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