Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-11-14

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

CONTENTS

[01] PM: Voters call for country's course to con't

[02] Samaras: 'ND emerging strong and responsible'

[03] Voter abstention, tight races dominate local gov't election

[01] PM: Voters call for country's course to con't

The prime minister added that the ballot boxes have closed and "as of tomorrow we will all be called on to assume our responsibilities, without games, extremities and acts of irresponsibility." (ANA-MPA)

As Papandreou said, the citizens "rejected the sirens of destabilisation and gave the government a clear three years of work to enable it to continue the effort for the country's salvation and recovery."

"We have three years to do what had not been done over the past decades," he said.

"Now, we can shake off the burdens of the past," he further said and added that he was determined to proceed with (ANA-MPA) the changes that he has promised, without considering the political cost.

Underlining "the seriousness of the times," Papandreou said that on this path, the path of the country's salvation, all must join forces, pointing out that "a prime minister by himself, or a government by itself, cannot achieve this." (ANA-MPA)

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[02] Samaras: 'ND emerging strong and responsible'

He congratulated those who won for their victory, as well as those who lost for their struggle and reassured that ND will stand by those elected.

"ND is emerging renewed, strong and responsible," Samaras said and explained that it is emerging strong because it won 33 prefectures as against six that it would have won with the percentages of 2009, renewed because it won five regions, responsible because in cases, such as in Attica, it dared to break establishments and propose new persons.

Samaras referred to the percentage of the first Sunday, saying that PASOK's lead fell from the 10.5 units of last year's elections to a difference of less than two.

The ND leader also spoke of the abstention, saying that public opinion showed that it rejects the deadlocks.

"We received the message," Samaras said, adding that "with our proposals and positions we want to give hopes to the people. And those who voted and those who did not vote, called for a change in course, because with its policy the government is leading economy to suffocation and society to desperation."

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[03] Voter abstention, tight races dominate local gov't election

At roughly 9 p.m., ruling PASOK party-backed candidates were expected to pick up eight out of the 13 regions, including two won in the first round and the Attica (greater Athens) region.

In one of the tightest races in memory for the Athens municipality, the country's largest, newcomer Giorgos Kaminis was expected to win the mayorâs race over incumbent Nikitas Kaklamanis by a slim margin. Even closer was the race in Thessaloniki between Costas Gioulekas, backed by main opposition New Democracy and PASOK-backed Yiannis Boutaris, with pollsters shying away from a prediction until all of the ballots are counted.

Former ND MP Vassilis Mihaloliakos was expected to win in the port city of Piraeus over outgoing Piraeus prefect Yiannis Mihas, while Ioannis Dimaras was posting a slim lead over his PASOK-backed challenger in the western port city of Patras. ÁÍÁ-ÌPA file photo.

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