Historic general election in Greece Sunday 4th October with 87% of votes counted, the centre-left Pasok party was leading with 43% – giving it around 159 seats and enough to form a government in the 300-member parliament – while the centre-right New Democracy party had 34%.. If this is correct and my contacts in Athens tell me it is, then we will be seeing the return of the Papandrea dynasty otherwise called PASOK socialist party to power. George Papandreou who was the foreign Secretary under the brilliant Simitis government and the son of Andreas Papandreou, who was the post dictatorship leader of Hellas, will now be the 3rd Papandreou Prime Minister. His grandfather, George Papandreou, was dismissed by 24 year old King Constitine in 1966 which then led to the military coup in April 1967. I will publicly congratulate my own party PASOK for removing the Karamalis dynasty PM Costas. Maybe I should change my surname to Nikos Papandreou and then I could have a chance? Lets hope that George will not preach New Labour style ideas to a very angry and pro left Hellenic population!
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