Tsipras calls for confidence motion after coalition partner Kammenos resigns

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament after the resignation of Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of junior partner Independent Greeks, over the FYROM name deal.

Tsipras also announced he will replace Kammenos with Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The replacement, also approved by Kammenos, will take effect Tuesday.

Kammenos resigned following a Sunday morning meeting with Tsipras.

"The issue of Macedonia does not allow me not to sacrifice the office...I revoke my support for the government. The Independent Greeks are leaving the government," he told reporters after the meeting.

Talking to reporters after their meeting, Tsipras thanked Kammenos for his "irreplacable and significant" contribution to the coalition government, and said that their partnership...