Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-09-04
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[01] Prime minister certain of PASOK's victory in the next election
[01] Prime minister certain of PASOK's victory in the next election
03/09/2003 23:31:09
Prime Minister and PASOK President Costas Simitis on Wednesday said
that he was certain that his party would have its mandate renewed in
the next elections, which will take place, the latest, in Spring 2004.
Speaking to a large audience, in light of the PASOK's 29th anniversary
celebrations in a sports stadium in Athens, Simitis welcomed those that
attended, whether new or old members, stressing that their presence
sent a ''message of victory for the grand democratic and progressive
party''.
Simitis underlined that the people will once again support the ruling
party so as to ''move on with a new national pride toward the country's
modernization, to lead Greece to the same level with the rest of the
European countries, to create a stronger society, to promote our big
national issues, to conquer higher levels of social justice''.
He added that pursuing these aims is PASOK's choice of victory, ''in a
critical fight, which will seal all that we achieved and all that is at
stake ... main opposition (New Democracy party) can not cut short the
course of Greece to the future ... New Democracy can not govern
Greece.''
PASOK's President recounted the party's history and spoke of late prime
minister and party founder Andreas Papandreou, noting that ''his
presence always is keeping us company and inspires us''.
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