Greek socialists set to capture Athens

Socialist candidates appeared set to capture the Attica region – home to almost half of Greece’s population – along with Athens city hall in the second round of municipal and regional elections.

But the governing Pasok socialist party faced a challenging task to keep control of a majority of the country’s 13 administrative regions in the run-off votes on the 14 November 2010.

ESO: Background information: Greek regional election is vote of confidence in austerity plan / Papandreou demurs over snap poll after regional losses http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-regional-election-is-vote-of-confidence-in-austerity-plan-papandreou-demurs-over-snap-poll-after-regional-losses/

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