PM ends talk of elections before Easter

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis put an end to speculation of early elections in April before the Orthodox Easter holiday, government sources said on Thursday, as the cabinet met to discuss the implications of the deadly train collision in central Greece last week.

Before the train crash, news reports indicated the most likely date for the polls was April 9.

Mitsotakis said the government has "a busy legislative agenda in the coming weeks," with some 10 bills going through Parliament. He also said the government would announce support measures for the families of the Tempe rail crash victims next week, while promising to fix long-standing deficiencies in the railway sector. He added that there will be an open probe into the causes of the crash.

By the end of August, he promised to increase staffing levels, implement computerized control systems throughout the...

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