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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Simitis-Elections

[02] Revaluation-Opposition

[01] Simitis-Elections

Prime Minister Costas Simitis said that the national interest would determine when parliamentary elections were held.

Speaking in the western town of Egheo on Saturday evening, Simitis said: "I would never agree to take the country to elections on an opportunistic basis."

Outlining the government's successes, Simitis told a rally that Greece now ranked among the world's 20 most developed countries.

[02] Revaluation-Opposition

The main opposition New Democracy (ND) party accused the government of ignoring the adverse repercussions of the drachma's weekend revaluation versus the euro in the European exchange rate mechanism.

ND media spokesman Aris Spiliotopoulos said in a statement that the government's request to the European Union for a revaluation was geared to improving its position before national elections.

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