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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-11-01
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[01] Samaras calls for snap general elections
[01] Samaras calls for snap general elections
AMNA--Main opposition New Democracy party (ND) leader Antonis Samaras
urgently called for snap elections, in statements after a meeting
with President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias at noon Tuesday and
on the heels of an announcement Monday night by prime minister George
Papandreou that he intends to hold a referendum on the new loan agreement
for Greece agreed at a eurozone summit last week.
Samaras said that elections are a "national need" and "everyone must
assume their responsibilities".amna
He stressed that ND was determined, at all cost, to avert "opportunistic
experimentation", adding that it is able to do so and will do so.
Earlier, heading into the audience with the President, Samaras spoke
of a "historic duty to do, in every way, whatever is necessary so
that the country's European prospect and future will not fall into
misadventures". He also said it is very important that "these plans
that exist will not find accomplices, at least in us (ND)".
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