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Gerovasili refused to give details on a potential early election, but said any action would come after August 20, when Greece has to make a large debt repayment to the European Central Bank. The terms also create problems for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who faces waning...

Germany has so far maintained a cautious stance.

The country is due to contribute some 10.1 billion euros ($11.14 billion) of the 86 billion-euro package for Greece.

The final vote was 454-113, with 18 politicians choosing to abstain, following concern that Chancellor Angela Merkel could face dissent from conservatives in her ruling bloc.

Some national parliaments, including Germany, still must approve the deal.

The banks are being kept afloat by emergency cash from Europe’s central bank, but urgently need a longer term solution.

While it is likely that the Bundestag will pass the measures in line with the eurozone and the German cabinet, several lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are expected to break ranks and vote against Greece’s third bailout.

The new three-year bailout package – Greece’s third bailout in little more than five years – is worth a total of 86 billion euros ($96 billion), and the gradual disbursement of funds depends on the Greek government implementing a series of reforms, including...

In the Netherlands, a majority of lawmakers also backed the new Greek rescue after a heated debate in which Prime Minister Mark Rutte was attacked for reneging on an election pledge to not approve another bailout for Greece.

The German parliament has approved a third bailout deal for Greece by a large margin.

Senior Merkel allies Ralph Brinkhaus and Eckhardt Rehberg tried to put a positive spin on the Greek deal, noting that Schaeuble had won concessions on privatisations and that the first tranche of aid, at 26 billion euros, would be smaller than initially planned, keeping Athens on...