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MPA: PAPANDREOU RESIGNATIONFrom: Macedonian Press Agency <mpa@uranus.ee.auth.gr>Macedonian Press Agency News in English DirectoryBRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, January 15, 1996NEWS IN ENGLISH[01] ANDREAS PAPANDREOU RESIGNEDNEWS IN ENGLISH[01] ANDREAS PAPANDREOU RESIGNEDGreek Prime Minister mr Andreas Papandreou resigned today from the post of the prime minister's which he held for 3628 days, almost ten years, having been elected three times as prime minister with absolute parliamentary majorities.Mr Papandreou's resignation was announced late tonight by the Press and Media Minister mr Tilemahos Hitiris while at the same time the first in order minister mr Akis Tsohadjopoulos who was substituting mr Papandreou since he was admitted in the Onassion cardiology Centre of Athens on November 20th gave the letter to the President of the Republic mr Constantinos Stephanopoulos Mr Papandreou attributed his resignation to the fact that his illness prohibited him from executing the duties of the Prime Minister. Mr Papandreou said that the government should not endanger all its achievemnets of the past two years. According to the greek constitution, the parliamentary group of the party should elect the new prime minister within three days. |