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Papandreou sworn in as Greek prime minister

Tue, Oct 06 2009 14:47 CET

byClive Leviev-Sawyer

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Papandreou sworn in as Greek prime minister

Newly-appointed Greek prime minister George Papandreou, right, is sworn in by Ieronymous, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, as president Karolos Papoulias looks on at the ceremony in Athens, October 6 2009.

George Papandreou, the 57-year-old leader of centre-left party Pasok, was sworn in as prime minister of Greece on October 6 2009 after his party’s decisive triumph in snap parliamentary elections two days earlier.
 
Papandreou held his hand on the Bible as the oath was administered by Ieronymous, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Also in attendance was president Karolos Papoulias, who a day earlier handed Papandreou a mandate to form a government and accepted the resignation of his predecessor, Costas Karamanlis, who also has quit as leader of his New Democracy party.
 
Greek media reports said that it was expected that Papandreou would announce the names of his cabinet on the afternoon of October 6. While there was speculation in the media, Papandreou was keeping these names close to his chest, and all that was certain was that the number of cabinet seats would be rationalised in line with Pasok election promises.
 
The election was held amid Greece’s woes flowing from the economic crisis, and Papandreou has promised stimulus spending of up to three billion euro, along with a tax crackdown – including on the church whose leader presided over his swearing-in – and a tough line against corruption.

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Anonymous Pasok wins! Wed, Oct 07 2009 13:02 CET
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A good thing Papandreou will handle himself the foreign ministry. That means he wants to do moves on locked issues: Cyprus reunification, Macedonia name, Greek-Turkish relations (airspace, borders) and the ongoing negociations with EU & Turkey.
I think at least 1-2 of those issues can be solved under his governance, just to maintain his popularity and value.

Anonymous Victor Aham Ogueri (Greece) Tue, Oct 06 2009 15:22 CET

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