Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-08-17

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

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[01] Papandreou confident over PASOK victory

[02] ΚΚΕ leader on elections

[01] Papandreou confident over PASOK victory

"Finally, the end: in 29 days Greece will change page. On Sept. 17 the new PASOK government gets down to work. Not one day can be wasted after four lost years under New Democracy," the former foreign minister said.

In repeating his long-standing criticism of the government, Papandreou said he has toured every corner of the country over the past four years and "witnessed the disappointment in the faces of Greeks due to the Karamanlis government. I saw their expectations transformed into unfulfilled promises. In their faces I witnessed the insecurity created by the Karamanlis government, with income being lost high costs of living, inflation, young people's unemployment, (poor) work conditions, the cost of education and health, privileges for the few and burdens for the many."

Additionally, Papandreou said PASOK will enter the coming elections with its renewed programme as a guide, with self-confidence, and a certainty that Greece has prospects and abilities, with trust in Hellenism.

"We are commencing to close the gaps of inequity opened by the Karamanlis government, with a fair redistribution of income, to give the Greek citizen confidence, hope and a vision," he said.

Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Papandreou

[02] ΚΚΕ leader on elections

She said elections could mark "a new beginning for averting the worse that is coming" and to achieve some absolutely necessary gains, and also be a new step towards the people's victory.

The KKE leader said that the working people bore no blame for the deficits and the debts, for which the plutocracy and the governments that serve it were exclusively responsible. The working people must not accept any sacrifice, nor the "dangerous slogan of national unanimity", all the more so when they are the objects of "poorhouse promises" and state business "philanthropy".

She said the discussion on the pretexts being cited for the early call for elections were of no value, as for the past 30 years elections, as a rule, have been carried out earlier than the full term.

Papariga further said that ND and PASOK must suffer "measurable losses", adding that there must be a weak government and a weak opposition so that they would not feel that they had the people "in their pocket".

Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Papariga.

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