Pro-European Greek opposition parties have promised to back the bailout deal negotiated by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing a tough battle to win support from his coalition government, who was elected on an anti-austerity platform, for a deal which is set to heap more tax hikes and spending cuts.
Despite the internal conflict, the Greek parliament is expected to approve approve key creditor demands in order to start negotiations to access a new international bailout of up to 86 billion euros.
Tsipras will have a comfortable majority to move forward as all pro-European opposition parties (namely Pasok, New Democracy and Potami) are supporting the deal as the only alternative to being expelled from the shared euro currency.
Nevertheless changes are expected to come thick and fast in the next few days as the Greek prime will have to reshuffle his cabinet and possibly form a new unity government later this week.
While there is no real desire for opposition parties to participate in the a national unity government at present – all three opposition leaders had ruled out this possibility - they may press for the appointment of technocrats.