Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-06-13

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

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[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Former prime minister Costas Simitis' informal expulsion from main opposition PASOK's parliamentary group by party leader George Papandreou, and the energy problem that Greece is facing dominated the headlines on Friday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Papandreou expelled Costas Simitis, accusing him of undermining and destabilising PASOK", referring to a letter sent by Papandreou to Simitis, a two-time prime minister and his predecessor at the PASOK helm and currently a PASOK MP, informing the latter that he should no longer consider himself a member of the party's parliamentary group, but adding that he would not initial formal procedures for expelling Simitis from the PASOK parliamentary group (i.e. formal notification to the parliament president) out of respect for the former party leader's contribution to PASOK and his political career.

APOGEVMATINI: "Boxing match hardens in PASOK - Former and current party leaders (Simitis and Papandreou, respectively) exhanged burning letters and are leading the party to the cliff's edge".

AVGHI: "Shock in PASOK - Papandreou 'expels' Simitis".

AVRIANI: "Full speed ahead to a new center party by members of the 'democratic' party (PASOK) - Simitis' 'expulsion' accelerates the dissolution symptoms in PASOK and causes rapid political developments".

CHORA: "He threw him off the train - For the second time, a Papandreou ousts Simitis from PASOK".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Papandreou throws the former prime minister off PASOK's parliamentary group 'train' ".

ELEFTHEROS: "Papandreou did not remain idle - PASOK before a split".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Definite rift with a dubious outcome- Papandreou states "You cannot be considered a member of PASOK's parliamentary group" - Simitis replies: "Do as you like, I will follow my conscience".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "At the extremes - PASOK in vortex of new crisis"

ESTIA: "Simitis' 'expulsion' is a fatal mistake - Papandreou's despicable action".

ETHNOS: "Clash in PASOK exceeds all limits - Papandreou decides 'de facto' expulsion of Simitis".

KATHIMERINI: "From the 'most favored' for the succession to a PASOK without Simitis - Papandreou 'expelled' Simitis from PASOK's parliamentary group ".

LOGOS: "Papandreou kicks out Simitis - New storm in PASOK".

NIKI: "PASOK found it's leader - George, son of Andreas Papandreou, makes an impressive move".

RIZOSPASTIS: The newspaper presents an interveiw with Communist party of Greece (KKE) leader Aleka Papariga on the occasion of the party's 90th anniversary.

TA NEA: "Show of force with a big risk - Papandreou decided to 'expel' Simitis".

TO VIMA: "He kicked out Simitis!! - George Papandreou 'expelled' him from PASOK's parliamentary group - Top-level clash in PASOK's reaches the extremes".

VRADYNI: "He 'expelled' the 'Simitis era - Papandreou ousted the former prime minister from the party's parliamentary group".

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