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Ruling Party Declares Victory in Greek Elections

By Sylvia Poggioli, Noah Adams

Published September 16, 2007 at 1:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has declared victory for his conservative ruling party in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Greece. However, it appears the New Democracy party will have a slim majority in parliament.

The election came just weeks after devastating wildfires in Greece. Sixty-five people died as the Greek government struggled to cope with the blazes.

Sylvia Poggioli talks about the results with Noah Adams.

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Sylvia Poggioli

Sylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's International Desk covering political, economic, and cultural news in Italy, the Vatican, Western Europe, and the Balkans. Poggioli's on-air reporting and analysis have encompassed the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, the turbulent civil war in the former Yugoslavia, and how immigration has transformed European societies.

Noah Adams

Noah Adams, long-time co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, brings more than three decades of radio experience to his current job as a contributing correspondent for NPR's National Desk., focusing on the low-wage workforce, farm issues, and the Katrina aftermath. Now based in Ohio, he travels extensively for his reporting assignments, a position he's held since 2003.

Ruling Party Declares Victory in Greek Elections

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