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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-10-18Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] SYRIZA leads 3.9 pct over ND, says opinion pollANA/MPA---Main opposition SYRIZA leads by 3.9 percent over ruling New Democracy (ND) in the general elections according to an opinion poll conducted by Kappa Research for Sunday newspaper VIMA.According to the poll results, SYRIZA leads among those questioned with 27.4 percent, followed by New Democracy (ND) with 23.5 percent, Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) with 6.4 percent, PASOK with 5.8 percent, To Potami with 5.6 percent, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) with 5.3 percent and Independent Greeks with 3.8 percent. At a question who is more suitable for prime minister, ND leader and current prime minister Antonis Samaras leads with 42.5 followed by SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras with 36.1 percent. 50.8 percent of those questioned said that they preferred the new President of Republic to be elected by the current parliament while 42.3 percent said they want early elections and the new parliament to elect the president. Moreover, 52.4 percent of the respondents said that early elections would have a negative effect to the country's economy and to the Greek society. [02] Alt. Health Minister: We are prepared to face an Ebola incidentANA/MPA---Alternate Health Minister Leonidas Grigorakos said on Saturday that in Greece there is preparedness over the Ebola virus "We are ready. We are taking precautionary measures. We have set a special room at "Amalia Fleming" hospital in Athens with two beds. What interests us is not to have any incident. Let's hope not to have such an incident but in any case we will be ready" he said.He refused to answer which hospital in Thessaloniki is getting prepared for the same role and reassured that there is a special area in Thessaloniki airport to put in quarantine an Ebola virus case. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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