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Greek Parliament approves draft bill to deal with sports violence

Greek Parliament approves draft bill to deal with sports violence

The Greek Parliament's plenary approved a draft bill on "Measures to deal with sports-related violence" on Wednesday evening.

Voting for it in principle were ruling New Democracy and opposition Movement for Change (KINAL), while main opposition SYRIZA, and Communist Party of Greece (KKE) as well as MeRA25 voted against it. Greek Solution voted 'present'.

The bill's full name is "Measures to fight sports-related violence, enforcing the institutional framework of operation for sports clubs, sports volunteerism, chess and bridge competitions, e-sports, corporate sports meets, and other regulations for the modernization of sports legislation and other regulation."