Word: pasok
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Fiery Andreas Papandreou, 62, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), has a solid chance to win a majority in the 300-seat Parliament now dominated by Prime Minister George Rallis' New Democracy Party. If he does, allagi will be felt not only in Greece but in Western Europe...
...Greece: "The Greek who ten years ago was riding a donkey and now drives a second car wants change to continue. There has been individual emancipation but not institutional change. The educational system, banks, the church have lagged behind." Actress Melina Mercouri, who is running for reelection on the PASOK ticket from the same Piraeus district in which she never worked on Sunday, points toward the harbor from her penthouse in Athens' posh Kolonaki district. "Can you imagine that almost within sight of us there are thousands of people living without running water, without proper sewage, with very little...
Rallis, 62, is a colorless but competent politician who became Prime Minister in 1980, when Caramanlis moved up to the presidency. He has tried to fright en audiences with predictions of the chaos that would result from a PASOK victory...
...Though PASOK calls for the state takeover of such key Greek business sectors as steelmaking, petrochemical fertilizers and the cement industry, Papandreou has refused to spell out precisely how this would occur or how businessmen would be compensated. As PASOK's election prospects have improved, Papandreou's position has moderated somewhat. He no longer urges outright withdrawal from NATO and the European Community or a shutdown of U.S. bases. Instead, he is calling for a referendum on Community membership and annual negotiations with the U.S. on the status of bases. Although a Socialist government in a country...
...reduce inflation. Moreover, many sectors of the economy suffer from long years of neglect and unrealistic pricing. The phone service, for example, is primitive because politically popular low prices (1.6? for a local call) have made it impossible to raise money to modernize telecommunications facilities. But if Papandreou and PASOK become the country's new rulers and start a massive program of nationalizations, Greece's economy will be headed for turmoil and uncertainty...