ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government expelled two lawmakers from the ruling coalition's parliamentary group on Thursday after they did not back a reform bill needed to obtain further bailout funds, reducing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' majority in parliament to just two seats.
The two lawmakers are Nikos Nikolopoulos of the right-wing Independent Greeks party, who voted against the bill, and leftist Syriza MP Stathis Panagoulis, who abstained from the vote.
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