Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou expelled lawmaker Louka Katseli from the ruling party’s parliamentary group after Katseli refused to approve an article in the government’s austerity bill today.

The decision was announced by Parliament Speaker Filippos Petsalnikos in comments carried live on state-run Vouli TV today.

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