Greek Socialist Swept to Power As Country's Economy Slumps

Western Morning News, The › October 06, 2009

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GREECE'S Socialist leader George Papandreou swept to victory over the governing conservatives yesterday after a campaign focused on how to dig the country out of its worst economic crisis in years.

Mr Papandreou, former foreign minister whose father and grandfather were both prime ministers, had insisted that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' plans for austerity to face the international financial crisis were wrong.

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Greek Socialist Swept to Power As Country's Economy Slumps

After a campaign fought almost exclusively on economi...

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