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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-08-09
CONTENTS
[01] PM briefed by ruling ND party sec't
[01] PM briefed by ruling ND party sec't
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Wednesday met with ruling New
Democracy party Secretary Lefteris Zagoritis, with the latter telling
reporters afterwards that talks focused on various issues.
The ND secretary dismissed a press question on whether the government
and the party are concerned over possible mobilizations during the
Thessaloniki International Trade Fair next month, while he stressed
that the prime minister will mostly outline economic policies
benefitting lower-income households and and pensioners.
Regarding October's municipal and prefectural elections, Zagoritis said
he is satisfied with the course of ND-backed candidates so far,
stressing that, in general, there are no problems, while in referring
to likely "rebel" ND candidates, he said they "always existed, exist
and will continue to exist".
Finally, Zagoritis declined to comment on the expulsion of Yiannos
Papantoniou from main opposition PASOK's Parliamentary group, saying
that it is an internal party matter. However, he did charge that PASOK
as a whole lacks proposals, positions, policy and framework.
ANA-MPA photo.
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