“s election, the previous Socialist government had predicted a 1.2% deficit, with total debt of under 100% of GDP. That was nothing short of deliberately misleading, he said.”
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Kostas Karamanlis
Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis, commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis, is a Greek politician who served as prime minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also the president of the centre-right New Democracy party, founded by his uncle Konstantinos Karamanlis, from 1997 to 2009, and member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1989 to 2023.
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politics · Greek politician · politician · lawyer · also Kostas Karamanlis, Karamanlis
Born 14 September 1956 · Q188978
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2026· 3 entries
“On the part of the government and the Greek people, I would like to express my deepest condolences”
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“we have always stressed that the fight against terror is something we all have to join into together. I believe especially that our mutual intelligence organizations need to pool their information and knowledge to be better able to support one another against attacks of this kind.”
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2025· 1 entry
National Post: Kostas Karamanlis | National Post
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2023· 1 entry
The Mirror: Kostas Karamanlis
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2017· 1 entry
UPI: Topic: Kostas Karamanlis
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2009· 2 entries
As his party enjoyed a narrow parliamentary majority that could not guarantee a stable government needed to handle the Greek financial crisis, though two reports published by the National Intelligence Service in 2011 sug
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Campaign: 2009 election.
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2007· 2 entries
Election won: 2007 election.
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Campaign: 2007 election.
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2006· 2 entries
With the commendation that it constituted "the most ambitious broadband development programme that any EU member has ever undertaken"
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By rubbish collectors, causing severe disruption in the economy – particularly the one in July 2005 at the height of the tourist season
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2004· 4 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Culture of Greece (2004–2006).
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“Social policy was done with borrowed cash, military spending did not show up on the budget, debts were created in secret”
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Due to his plea to "clear" public life from corruption
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009).
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2002· 1 entry
Resulting in a revision which changed the government balance from a surplus to a deficit
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1998· 1 entry
Having two children born on 13 June 2003
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1997· 3 entries
Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (1997–2004).
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Following New Democracy's defeat in the 1996 election
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Career landmark: President of the New Democracy (1997–2009).
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1989· 1 entry
And became president of the party in 1997
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1956· 1 entry
Born 1956-09-14.
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