Word: papandreou
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...uncomfortable partnership was made possible after Socialist leader Andreas Papandreou finally dropped his demand for electoral reforms that would have benefited the leftists. The former Prime Minister, 70, who has been charged with bribe taking and breach of faith, will have no formal position in the new government...
...Parliament's climactic vote last week, former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou made a rare appearance on the podium. But instead of defending himself against corruption charges stemming from a $210 million bank-embezzlement scandal, he went on the offensive, charging that his accusers were motivated by "mudslinging" and acted out of "political self- interest." The strategy failed to prevent an indictment. By a largely partisan vote of 166 to 121, the legislators ordered Papandreou, 70, to stand trial later this year before a special court on three felony charges -- taking bribes, accepting the proceeds of a crime, and breach...
Ousted from office last June in an election dominated by corruption charges, Papandreou still heads Greece's Socialist Party. Following last week's decision on Papandreou, the coalition government of the conservative New Democracy Party and the Alliance of the Left decided to dissolve Parliament this week and hold new elections on Nov. 5. Papandreou has vowed to seek re- election to his seat...
...Papandreou was also accused by a second commission of running an extensive wiretapping operation out of the headquarters of the Greek secret service. According to the report, he routinely snooped on political opponents, journalists, even members of his own Cabinet...
FOOTNOTE: *Denying the accusations, Papandreou has filed a libel suit against TIME in a London court...