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Greece's ruling coalition appears to be splintering with several cabinet members either resigning or pledging not to support a government austerity package demanded by the country's international creditors in return for bailout funds to save the country from bankruptcy.
The political infighting came as Greek unions launched a two-day national strike on Friday to protest against the planned measures, hours after European finance ministers said the country needed to make more cuts.
At least three cabinet members from the right-wing LAOS party quit their posts, after their party leader had earlier announced that his bloc would not be voting for the proposed budget cuts, despite having ostensibly approved them earlier.
Marilisa Xenogiannakolpoulou, the country's deputy foreign minister and a member of the Socialist PASOK party, also resigned in protest, state television reported.
Xenogiannakolopoulou's party says it stands by the government's plan, however.
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