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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-09-30
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[01] PM: PASOK avoiding debate, issues
[01] PM: PASOK avoiding debate, issues
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, addressing a rally in the SE Attica
prefecture port city of Lavrio on Wednesday, again underlined that his
New Democracy party will Sunday's general elections, while he accused
main opposition PASOK of lacking any plan to tackle the international
economic crisis and of "hiding its cards."
Referring to PASOK leader George Papandreou in particular, the prime
minister said "he is avoiding dialogue because he cannot reply (He is
avoiding) not only with a second (one-on-one) debate but with all the
face-to-face interviews with news anchors on television as well. He has
imposed a complete blackout and is hiding in it."
Focusing on recent PASOK campaign statements about the
Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, privatised Olympic Air and the
Hellenic Telecoms (OTE), Karamanlis said Papandreou is not saying
anything specific and that "he doesn't dare to reveal any of the
unpleasant measures that he would take if he came to power."
Lastly, Karamanlis said the government's plan has a specific content
and a clear horizon, while PASOK is not presenting any plan and "behind
their half-words and prophecies two things appear: The swelling of
debts and an increase in taxes.
"The decision is yours. Take developments into your hands. No one must
be absent on Sunday. Not even one vote must be lost on Sunday," he
concluded.
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