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Greece's election brings a political veteran of the Papandreou family to power

04.10.2009 18:32

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ATHENS, (AP) — Two years ago, when George Papandreou led Greece's Socialist party to its worst election result in three decades, he was widely derided as an ineffective politician. The son and grandson of Greek prime ministers, Papandreou was seen by critics as a pale shadow of his dynamic and charismatic father, Andreas Papandreou, who founded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement party, or PASOK, and led it with an iron fist to three election victories from 1981-1993. Some of his friends joined his detractors in calling him "Giorgakis" — or little George — a likable but not widely respected figure who could do few...

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