Greece's embattled Prime Minister has survived a confidence vote in parliament.
On Wednesday, George Papandreou won more than the majority of 151 votes he needed in the 300-member legislature to face down an internal party revolt. The win will help him pass deeply unpopular austerity measures that have provoked strikes, protests and a slump in his popularity.
The vote was conducted after a heated debate that saw sections of the opposition briefly walk out. A loss would have likely led to early elections and thrown into question whether Greece could pass the new austerity bill by the end of June, as demanded by the IMF and EU who provided Greece with a 110 billion euro bailout fund last year.