Greece's main opposition will submit a censure motion against the government later on Wednesday over a 2023 train disaster, days after protests over a perceived lack of political accountability brought the country to a standstill.

Greek opposition parties have challenged the country’s center-right government with a censure motion in parliament over a devastating rail disaster

Clashes broke out in Athens on Wednesday between Greek police and demonstrators protesting over a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people, most of them students, in the country's worst rail disaster. The violence erupted after thousands of people peacefully rallied outside parliament where lawmakers debated a censure motion submitted by opposition parties against the centre-right government.