By Caroline Copley ITZEHOE, Germany (Reuters) - Since Mark Helfrich was elected to the German parliament in 2013, the conservative lawmaker has voted to extend Greece's bailout programme on three occasions. Although Chancellor Angela Merkel's allies have played up the deal, agreed on Monday after marathon talks in Brussels, Helfrich's willingness to rebel underscores the deep mistrust felt by Germans towards the leftist government of Alexis Tsipras. German lawmakers will be recalled from recess on Friday to authorise the opening of loan negotiations with Athens once the Greek parliament has approved the programme.
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