Former EU Energy Commissioner Christos Papoutsis…

Underdog. Former EU Energy Commissioner Christos Papoutsis, the ruling Socialists’ candidate mayor for Athens in the October elections, stops to pat a stray dog during a walk in central Athinas Street yesterday. Papoutsis is trailing his conservative opponent, Dora Bakoyianni, by 30 percentage points, according to the latest opinion polls.

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