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Greek socialists claim election victory

Source: The Observer
Athens : Greece | about 1 month ago  
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  • Leader of Greek socialist party Papandreou delivers a speech during pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Leader of Greek socialist party Papandreou waves to supporters during pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Supporters of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) take part in a pre-election rally in Athens
    Supporters of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) take part in a pre-...
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  • Leader of Greek Socialist party waves to supporters during pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Greek PM Karamanlis waves to supporters during pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Greek PM Karamanlis smiles during a pre-election rally in Athens
    Greek PM Karamanlis smiles during a pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis waves to supporters during a pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Greek PM Karamanlis delivers a speech during a pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Leader of PanHellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party George Papandreou casts his ballot at a polling station in Athens
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  • Leader of conservative New Democracy party and incumbent Greek PM Karamanlis casts his ballot at a polling station in Thessaloniki
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  • Supporters of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) wave a flag from their office in Athens
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  • Supporters of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) wave a flag at their office in Athens
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  • A supporter of Greek Socialist party takes part in a pre-election rally in Athens
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  • A child waves a Greek flag during a conservative New Democracy party pre-election rally in Athens
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  • Leader of PanHellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party George Papandreou prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Athens
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  • Supporters of the Greek Socialist party (PASOK) celebrate as they wait outside of their office in Athens
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  • Leader of PanHellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party George Papandreou greets supporters at a polling station in Athens
    Leader of PanHellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party George ...
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  • Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis addresses supporters during a pre-election rally in Athens
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  • A supporter of Greek PM and leader of conservative New Democracy party Karamanlis attends pre-election rally in Athens
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  • A supporter of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) waves a flag in front of a TV screen broadcasting exit polls in Athens
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  • A supporter of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) raises horns during a pre-election rally in Athens
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  • A supporter of the Greek conservative New Democracy party watches exit polls in Athens
    A supporter of the Greek conservative New Democracy party watches exit ...
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  • Greek PM karamanlis makes a victory sign through smoke to supporters during pre-election rally in Athens
    Greek PM karamanlis makes a victory sign through smoke to supporters ...
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  • A supporter of Greek Conservative New Democracy party smokes outside a pre-election centre in Athens
    A supporter of Greek Conservative New Democracy party smokes outside a ...
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  • Leader of PanHellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party Papandreou exits a booth at a polling station in Athens
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  • A man takes part in a pre-election rally of Socialist party in Athens
    A man takes part in a pre-election rally of Socialist party in Athens
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  • PASOK held a 5-7 point lead in final opinion polls
    PASOK held a 5-7 point lead in final opinion polls
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  • Supporters of the Greek Socialist party (PASOK) raise flares as they watch the exit polls in Athens
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  • Supporters of Greek Socialist party (PASOK) celebrate as they watch exit polls on a TV screen in Athens
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  • Supporters of the Greek Socialist party (PASOK) reacts as they watch exit polls on a TV screen in Athens
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  • A supporter of the Greek Socialist party (PASOK) reacts as she watches exit polls on a TV screen in Athens
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Leader of Greek socialist party Papandreou delivers a speech during ...
Greek socialists claim victory in election • Pasok wins after five years of conservative rule • Costas Karamanlis ejected after gamble on mid-term poll Greek socialist party supporters in Athens react following exit poll results from the parliamentary elections in Greece.
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  • News Source: Gulf News | about 1 month ago
    Papandreou had insisted that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' plans for austerity to face the international financial crisis were wrong. He said he would inject up to euro3 billion (US$4.4 billion) to reinvigorate Greece's economy.
  • News Source: Hindustan times | about 1 month ago
    The Conservative New Democracy Party came in second with 36 percent...The election pitted Papandreou against Costas Karamanlis, in a battle between the heirs of two of the most powerful political dynasties that have dominated politics in the southern...
  • News Source: Press TV | about 1 month ago
    New Democracy's 34 percent, according to figures announced by the Interior Ministry late on Sunday...This could mean 160 seats for the Socialists in Greece's 300-seat Parliament, while the ruling party would receive only 93 seats, officials said, CNN...
  • News Source: The independent | about 1 month ago
    Greece's Socialists trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide election yesterday with voters, angered by scandals and a faltering economy, ousting the Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis halfway through his second term. Humbled by his New...
  • News Source: 7days | about 1 month ago
    People voted in a snap election yesterday with the opposition socialists vowing to force Prime Minister Costas Kara-manlis out of power. New Democracy party going into the election. “I am certain that together we will change Greece,” Papandreou,...
  • News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month ago
    Greece — Two years ago, when George Papandreou led Greece's Socialist party to its worst election result in three decades, he was widely derided as an ineffective politician...Even his 2006 election as president of the Socialist International, a...
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