Greek PM claims election victory

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The governing conservative party of PM Costas Karamanlis has claimed victory in Greece's general election, with opposition socialists conceding defeat.

With most votes counted, George Papandreou's socialist Pasok party trailed Mr Karamanlis's New Democracy party by about four percentage points.

Figures indicated that New Democracy would win most seats in parliament, but would hold a smaller majority.

The vote was overshadowed by forest fires that killed dozens in August.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6996044.stm

[papau]

1. Papandreou and his Dad were/are lousy managers and enforcers of ethics - and the Greek

people know it.

Greece is a left leaning country, in my opinion, but with a left that can't get its act together, fighting each other for who is pure as to belief, and who should have power, and whose corruption should be overlooked.

None of the above is missing from the right - but there is an appearance that there is less corruption these days with the right in power.