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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-01-18Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] SYRIZA has 5 percentage point lead over New Democracy-pollSYRIZA party leads over New Democracy with 5 percentage points, according to a Public Issue opinion poll conducted for Avgi newspaper and released on Sunday.In the poll, SYRIZA got 35.5 percent and New Democracy 30.5 percent. SYRIZA is estimated to secure 144 seats in the Parliament while New Democracy 81. According to the findings of the poll, Potami and communist KKE party each got 7 percent, followed by Golden Dawn with 6.5 percent. PASOK got 5 percent, Independent Greeks (ANEL) 3 percent, former PM George Papandreou's party KIDISO with 2 percent and Democratic Left (DIMAR) 1.5 percent. [02] ANEL leader accuses the gov't of colluding with bankersDuring an election rally at Kozani, northern Greece, the leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL) party Panos Kammenos accused the incumbent government - a coalition between New Democracy and PASOK parties - of orchestrating a "rigged game" with the help of bankers, in an effort to terrorize voters in the forthcoming January 25th parliamentary elections. His accusations came as a result of Greek systemic banks requesting access to the Emergency Liquidity Assistance-ELA facility.Kammenos reminded the audience, that about four months ago all four systemic Greek banks successfully passed the European banking stress tests, proving to be financially healthy. "What happened during these four months? Who lies and when do they lie?", wondered ANEL leader. He emphasized, that "it's the same government and [Athens] College gang, who in May 2012 threatened the Greek people that wages and pensions wouldn't be paid if they didn't get elected". Kammenos verbally attacked the Premier and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis and KIDISO leader George Papandreou (former PM and PASOK leader). Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |