Greek MPs ratified the omnibus bill which included dozens of fiscal, labor and energy reforms late Monday, amid a heated debate in the House and even more heated protests taking place outside the Parliament .

Among the 82 prior actions included in the 1,500 page-long document, are all of the long standing demands by the country’s creditors, regarding industrial relations, tax evasion, non performing bank loans and auctions of forclosed properties. These prerequisites, if met, will allow the leftist government of Alexis Tsipras to lead Greece to the end of the bailout regime, in August, after eight years of austerity. “We will leave behind a tough, unfair and harmful period,” said the Greek PM, adding that the conclusion of the third review “gives hope to millions of our fellow citizens.”

Not all citizens are happy with the reforms, which include that unions should get the vote of 50 percent of their members before they decide to go on strike, a measure which was met with outrage from the largest unions in the country and most notably the communist-party influenced PAME. “The right to strike is a sacred conquest of the working class,” said Alexis Tsipras, responding to accusations that his government is trying to ban strike. “It is not being scrapped and it is not under threat from this government.”

More than 20,000 people were out in the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki protesting against the reforms on Monday, while groups of anarchists threw rocks at the Parliament and sprayed police with red paint. The public transport unions had managed to immobilize trains, buses, trams and trolleys. Teachers and doctors also staged work stoppages in state-run schools and public hospitals, while a three-hour walkout by air traffic controllers led to the rescheduling or cancellation of flights.

Despite this atmosphere of dissent, 154 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill, while 141 MPs voted against. “You are legislating articles that even you don’t agree with,” said leader of the Opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

This legislation offered some relief to the Tsipras government, as it will effectively lead to the conclusion of the third bailout review. After that, all eyes are turning to the last review, which will be crucial for the country’s future and the day after the bailout program.