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The World - News from April 4, 1985

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Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou said he has decided to hold national elections in June, more than five months before his four-year term runs out. The call for early elections follows three weeks of political tension arising from President Constantine Karamanlis’ resignation--after Papandreou’s Socialist Party refused to support him for a second term--and the disputed election of Christos Sartzetakis by Parliament as the new president.

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