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  • Greek conservatives head for election win

    09/16/2007 1:34:57 PM PDT · by knighthawk · 25 replies · 533+ views
    Swissinfo ^ | September 15 2007 | Dina Kyriakidou/Reuters
    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservatives appeared headed on Sunday for a narrow election victory that may complicate economic reform efforts after a campaign overshadowed by deadly forest fires and scandals. Early official results, which had yet to reflect voting in large urban areas, showed the conservative New Democracy winning about 45 percent of the ballots. Exit polls earlier showed the ruling party winning a thin parliamentary majority that may make it hard for it to tackle the difficult reforms aimed at bringing the euro zone's second poorest member in line with its partners. Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and...
  • Exit Poll: Conservatives Set to Win Greek Election (runing thread)

    03/07/2004 9:36:53 AM PST · by longtermmemmory · 30 replies · 228+ views
    Exit Poll: Conservatives Set to Win Greek Election 26 minutes ago Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek conservatives were poised to easily win a general election Sunday returning to power after 11 years of socialist rule, first exit polls showed. Reuters Photo Greece Votes In Landmark Election (Reuters Video) A poll by privately-run Alter Television, released minutes after voting ended, forecast conservative leader Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party winning 44.5 to 47 percent of the vote, ahead of the incumbent PASOK socialists of George Papandreou with 38.5 to 41 percent.