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ANEL MP says deal needs debt relief

A lawmaker in Greece’s junior coalition partner said on Wednesday their party would not support any cash-for-reforms deal with international creditors without explicit reference to a debt write-down.

“It is a prerequisite for any agreement that it be combined with a clear commitment for debt relief,” Marina Chrissoveloni, parliamentary spokeswoman of the right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) party told Greece’s Mega TV.

The party has 13 MPs in the governing coalition with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing SYRIZA party. The government has an overall majority of 162 seats in the 300-seat parliament. [Reuters]

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