Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is replacing some ministers in his cabinet after almost a quarter of his lawmakers rejected the austerity measures demanded by Greece's creditors, dpa reported. A statement by the prime minister's office says that Panagiotis Skourletis - former labour minister - will become energy minister, replacing Panagiotis Lafazanis, who voted against the required reforms along with several other parliament members from the Left Platform faction that that he leads within the ruling SYRIZA party. According to the same statement, Giorgos Katrougalos - former alternate minister of administrative reform - will succeed Skourletis as labour minister and Christoforos Vernardakis will take over Skourletis' role.
