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Riots regarded as ‘social uprising’ Six in 10 see unrest as ‘mass phenomenon,’ poll indicates, as politicians try to show responsibility As an opinion poll yesterday showed that six out of 10 Greeks believe the past week of violent riots were a «popular uprising» and not the work of «minority activists,» politicians from across the spectrum expressed differing opinions about what action should now be taken.

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Larissa holds Olympiakos to 1-1

PAOK and Panathinaikos gained some ground over the weekend over the rest of the soccer table toppers, as leader Olympiakos dropped two points at Larissa and Aris drew with AEK in Thessaloniki....

Rap from EC for Mesogeia

The region of Mesogeia, in eastern Attica, continues to have one of the country's most inadequate systems of waste management, despite a series of warnings from Brussels...

Nightclub owner killed in mafia-type shooting

A 40-year-old businessman was shot dead and his 31-year-old singer girlfriend was injured early on Saturday in a gangland-style ambush in the coastal suburb of Voula...

IN BRIEF

Committee to give findings to parliament speaker today : Ainvestigative committee looking into whether any politicians should be charged...

Strong tremor near Lamia : A strong quake, measuring 5.2 othe Richter scale, struck the area near Amfikleia...

Smugglers caught : Police inortherGreece were yesterday questioning a 55-year-old Greek man...

Christmas shopping : With many stores still clearing up the damage from a week of riots...

Doctors strike : Private doctors across the country are to strike today...

Trolley death : A womawas fatally injured after being hit by a trolley bus iNea Halkidona...

Farmers' blockade : Protesting farmers yesterday morning used their tractors...


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EDITORIAL

There’s only one way to go forward The worth of a political leader is determined by his reaction to a major crisis. Greece has been embroiled in a deep crisis for more than a week. Regrettably, the premier has forgotten much of what he promised back in 2004. Costas Karamanlis did not re-establish what was a bankrupt state; he did not fill his administration with qualified professionals nor did he introduce the requisite reforms to the economy, education and health sectors.

COMMENTARY

Face-to-face with ourselves Last Saturday our children entered a new world. It is not their fault if the relationship between the citizen and the state is not ideal. Responsibility lies with those who for so many years have been in government or opposition and allowed our republic's problems to fester. Citizens and the media are to blame for accepting the degradation of our institutions and for tolerating a political system of which no one expects anything more than the dispensation of favors to further their own interests rather than society's as a whole.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Veil of illusions lifted For years we feared that the dangerous game between anti-establishment youths and police would lead to someone being killed. But even so, when the dreadful event did occur, no one could have predicted how terrible it would be nor how it would shake Greece to its core. The murder was not committed in the heat of battle between anarchists and riot police, where it could somehow be explained as a predictable accident.

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