(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, MAR 14 - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos
Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, as he faces falling
approval ratings and fresh protests over the nation's worst rail
tragedy. The move came a week after the government overcame a
no-confidence vote over its handling of the deadly 2023 train
disaster, which has again sparked protests in Athens and other
cities since January. Mitsotakis changed heads at several top
ministries including finance, transport, migration and civil
protection, according to a televised statement by government
spokesman Pavlos Marinakis. The foreign and defence ministers
were unchanged. The rail crash happened on February 28, 2023,
when a train carrying more than 350 passengers collided with a
freight train, killing 57. The two trains had travelled towards
each other on the same track for miles without triggering any
alarms. It was blamed on faulty equipment and human error. Over
40 people have been prosecuted, including the local station
master responsible for routing the trains, but a trial into the
accident is not expected before the end of the year. A protest
held on the second anniversary of the tragedy drew hundreds of
thousands of people nationwide. In Athens, it has been described
as the biggest demonstration since the fall of the Greek
dictatorship in 1974. (ANSA-AFP).
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