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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Opinion poll-elections-PASOK lead

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates-Monday/Tuesday

[03] Weather Forecast-Sunday

[01] Opinion poll-elections-PASOK lead

A nationwide opinion poll conducted by METRON ANALYSIS company and shown on ANTENNA television on Friday night put ruling PASOK 0.8 per cent ahead of main opposition New Democracy party (ND) in light of the April 9 general elections.

The poll gave PASOK 34.8 per cent of the vote against 34 per cent for ND, 4.7 per cent for the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), 4.3 per cent for the Democratic Social Movement (DHKKI), 4 per cent for the Coalition of the Left and Progress and 0.4 per cent for the Liberals.

Of those questioned, 55.1 per cent believe that PASOK will win the elections, against 26.2 per cent who see ND winning.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates-Monday/Tuesday

Following are indicative foreign exchange buying rates for commercial banks, released by the central bank for the next working day. As Monday is a national holiday, the rates are in place until Tuesday.

Tuesday's rates

Euro 331.070

U.S. dollar 342.557

[03] Weather Forecast-Sunday

Partly cloudy weather is forecast in western and northern Greece on Sunday with the possibility of scattered showers in the north. Mostly fair weather in the rest of the country. Local fog in the morning.

Winds will be southwesterly, light to moderate.

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