Athens News Agency: News in English, 00-04-09

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

CONTENTS

[01] President of the Republic-Vote-Elections

[02] Major party leaders-Vote-Elections

[01] President of the Republic-Vote-Elections

President of the Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos on Sunday at around 10:45 a.m. voted at his home district of Patra, Peloponnese, wishing success to all parties. He also expressed his wish that the result of this elections is the best and most beneficial for Greece.

[02] Major party leaders-Vote-Elections

Prime Minister and PASOK President Costas Simitis on Sunday at around 10:30 a.m. voted at his home district of Piraeus, at the Kaminia neighborhood.

?Today we vote for stable economic progress, more prosperity for all. We vote to complete the social state, peace and cooperation. For a Greece, which will be more powerful, with a presence in the Balkans and the European Union?Today with your vote, the victory is ours,? Simitis said.

On his part, Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Costas Karamanlis was the first of Greece˘s political leaders to vote, at around 8:30 on Sunday morning, in his home district of Thessaloniki, as party obligations forced him to return to Athens on the same morning.

In a very short statement Karamanlis appeared certain of his party˘s victorious showing in this general election.

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