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Last reviewed: 17 November 2009
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POLITICS
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Prime Minister and Foreign Minister: George Papandreou (PASOK)
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Alternate Foreign Affairs: Dimitris Droutsas
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Finance: George Papaconstantinou
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Defence: Evangelos Venizelos
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Leader of main opposition: Costas Karamanlis (New Democracy
Political Parties:
In October 2009, the Government centre-left PASOK were elected to a four-year term with an absolute majority of twenty seats.
The former government New Democracy party now forms the main opposition, although other parties are also represented in parliament (see below):
Current composition of parliament:
- PASOK (160)
- New Democracy (91)
- KKE (21)
- LAOS (15)
- SYRIZA (13)
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