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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 98-01-18

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From: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.


Last Update: 20:46 GMT+2

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  • [A] GREECE

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    [A] GREECE

  • [01] PASOK EXECUTIVE BUREAU CONVENES TOMORROW ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
  • [02] MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER IS OPTIMISTIC OVER NEXT ELECTIONS
  • [03] TURKEY: POLITICAL TURMOIL RULES THE COUNTRY

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    [A] GREECE

    [01] PASOK EXECUTIVE BUREAU CONVENES TOMORROW ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

    Web Posted: 20:46 GMT+2

    Athens, January 18 (MPA)

    The Executive Bureau Greece's ruling party PASOK is to convene tomorrow, in light of the imminent municipal elections throughout the country.

    Following tomorrow's session, the officials are expected to announce the names of the mayoral candidates it will support in the municipalities of Thessaloniki, Athens and Piraeus. According to reports, the candidates likely to be chosen by PASOK are Thrasyvoulos Lazarides for Thessaloniki, Maria Damanaki for Athens and Christos Fotiou for Piraeus.

    [02] MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER IS OPTIMISTIC OVER NEXT ELECTIONS

    Web Posted: 20:46 GMT+2

    Athens, January 18 (MPA)

    The President of Greece's main opposition party, New Democracy's Kostas Karamanlis is optimistic that his party will win the country's next general elections.

    In an interview to a Sunday paper, Mr. Karamanlis criticized the ruling party for its policies and said that PASOK's efforts of modernization is a myth that has begun to crumble.

    [03] TURKEY: POLITICAL TURMOIL RULES THE COUNTRY

    Web Posted: 20:46 GMT+2

    Athens, January 18 (MPA)

    Greece's Minister of National Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos stated that the decision of Turkey's Supreme Court to outlaw the Islamic Welfare Party is proof that this country has a long way to go until it becomes a democratic institution.

    Welfare Party leader and former prime minister Necmetin Erbakan and other 5 party members lost their seats in Turkey's National Assembly. Mr. Erbakan stated that he intends to seek recourse through the European Commission for Human Rights.

    The decision hurts the faith to the democratic principles, commented Washington.


    Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at http://www.hri.org/MPA/


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