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Another question, equally important, is how the opposition will act. New Democracy have been changing places in government since 1974...In opposition, too, they are predictable, basing their policy on a populist �no� to everything the government proposes.
Tags: George Papandreou, prime minister, Greece, Mr Papandreou, Costas Karamanlis, Greek Socialists, conceded defeat, New Democracy, snap election
Greece�s next prime minister, George Papandreou, is greeted last night by jubilant supporters at the party�s headquarters in central Athens...Parliament that left New Democracy on the verge of suffering the most damaging election defeat in the conservative...
Tags: George Papandreou, prime minister, Papandreou's Pasok party, Greece, Papandreou's Socialist party, Mr Papandreou, Costas Karamanlis, elections victory, landslide elections, Vanquished New Democracy
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...
Tags: Greece, democracy parties, Conservative New Democracy Party, Costas Karamanlis, prime minister, New Democracy party, George Papandreou, minister costas, opposition socialists, concede defeat
Opinion polls put the opposition Socialists led by George Papandreou ahead of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy party. Mr Karamanlis was only half way into his four-year term when he called the election in early September. He said he wanted...
Tags: Greece, George Papandreou, Costas Karamanlis, prime minister, minister costas, snap elections, Athens
He said that Turkey should respect a 2001 readmission agreement on illegal immigrants, enforce the European Immigration and Asylum Pact. On Cyprus, Karamanlis called on Turkey to join in efforts to achieve a solution in the context of United Nations...
Tags: Turkey, Costas Karamanlis, Ankara
George Papandreou faced off last night in what proved to be a livelier televised debate than many people expected. It was the second and last election debate before Greek voters go to the polls on October 4 but, in contrast to Monday's discussion, when...
Tags: Costas Karamanlis, George Papandreou, Greece, Kozáni
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis displayed a belligerent mood in the televised debate last night between the leaders of the six main parties...Karamanlis and Papandreou posed their questions to each other...Papandreou fluffed his chance to hit back with...
Tags: Costas Karamanlis, minister costas, prime minister, Greece, Athens
New Democracy to have narrowed, though Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and Socialist leader George Papandreou are head to head in terms of their popularity with voters...As for Karamanlis and Papandreou, each were backed by 38 percent of citizens questioned...
Tags: Costas Karamanlis, prime minister, George Papandreou, minister costas
Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has confirmed that a snap general election will be held on October 4. He asked President Karolos Papoulias to dissolve parliament as of Monday, after announcing the election on Wednesday. Karamanlis called for a...
Tags: Costas Karamanlis, prime minister, Greece, Kostas Karamanlis, snap elections
Greece — The new Greek government was sworn in Thursday, and the prime minister pledged to shelter the country from financial crisis while ensuring security after Greece's worst riots in decades. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, facing declining popularity...
Tags: Costas Karamanlis, prime minister