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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-11-05
CONTENTS
[01] Coalition party leader addresses Central Political Committee
meeting
[01] Coalition party leader addresses Central Political Committee
meeting
Coalition of the Left, Movements and Ecology party leader Alekos
Alavanos addressed a meeting of his party's Central Political Committee
on Saturday in a climate of strong confrontation, focusing on party
policy for next year's local administration elections and on the
candidate for the Athens mayorship in particular.
Alavanos repeated his call for the candidacy of Alexis Tsipras for the
Athens mayorship and challenged all who are opposed to this candidacy
to request a referendum within the ranks of the party.
On his part, Mihalis Papayiannakis, boosted by the decision taken by
the Prefectural Committee of the first Athens constituency, refused to
back down and demanded that the party's charter be respected.
Commenting on press reports concerning developments in the first Athens
constituency organisation, Alavanos said that he did not feel
defeated.
He pointed out that defeat occurs when the feeling of solidarity which
must be maintained, particularly during moments when different options
exist, evaporates.
The Central Political Committee will complete its deliberations on
Sunday afternoon.
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