Athens News Agency: News in English, 00-04-09
CONTENTS
[01] President of the Republic-Vote-Elections
[02] Major party leaders-Vote-Elections
[01] President of the Republic-Vote-Elections
09/04/2000 11:34:42
President of the Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos on Sunday at around
10:45 a.m. voted at his home district of Patra, Peloponnese, wishing
success to all parties. He also expressed his wish that the result of
this elections is the best and most beneficial for Greece.
[02] Major party leaders-Vote-Elections
09/04/2000 11:20:21
Prime Minister and PASOK President Costas Simitis on Sunday at around
10:30 a.m. voted at his home district of Piraeus, at the Kaminia
neighborhood.
?Today we vote for stable economic progress, more prosperity for all.
We vote to complete the social state, peace and cooperation. For a
Greece, which will be more powerful, with a presence in the Balkans and
the European Union?Today with your vote, the victory is ours,? Simitis
said.
On his part, Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Costas
Karamanlis was the first of Greece˘s political leaders to vote, at
around 8:30 on Sunday morning, in his home district of Thessaloniki, as
party obligations forced him to return to Athens on the same morning.
In a very short statement Karamanlis appeared certain of his party˘s
victorious showing in this general election.
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