13 minutes agoFormer Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis Splits His Life
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, considered the “modernizer” in the country's political arena, died Sunday at the age of 88. The government declared four days of mourning for Simitis, who had not faced any particular health problems, writes foreign media, sends out Telegrafi. Former Prime Minister and one of the founding members of the Panhellene Socialist Movement (PASOK), Simitis [...]
Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, considered the “modernizer” in the country's political arena, died Sunday at the age of 88.
The government declared four days of mourning for Simitis, who had not faced any particular health problems, writes foreign media, sends out Telegrafi.
Former Prime Minister and one of the founding members of the Panhellene Socialist Movement (PASOK), Simitis left a mark on the country's political life.
He succeeded PASOK founder Andreas Papandreou as party leader and served as Greece's prime minister from 1996 to 2004.
Current Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in a statement, expressed his sadness over Simitis' death and his respect for “a worthy and noble political opponent who accompanied Greece in its major national steps”.
Mitsotakis said Simitis was a “personality that, of course, leaves its mark on the country's development over the past several decades”.
