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September 30th, 2008
Posted: 07:59 AM ET

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) — Greece’s ruling conservatives teetered on the brink of collapse Tuesday after the country’s beleaguered prime minister expelled an outspoken dissident for criticizing his government’s handling of a rash of scandals.

The risky move by Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis (kah-rah-mahn-LEES) came hours after lawmaker Stavros Dailakis (dy-LAH-kees) of the New Democracy party lambasted some of the prime minister’s closest aides, including Karamanlis’ chief of staff and government spokesman, for their role in a string of scandals that have rocked the government and dented its popularity in recent months.

Since winning reelection last year, New Democracy has retained a two-seat majority in Greece’s 300-seat parliament.

–By Journalist Anthee Carassava


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