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Caramanlis
[ kar-uh-man-lis ]
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Constantine Caramanlis, the former conservative prime minister who governed from 1955 to 1963 before his self-imposed exile to Paris, headed a civilian government of national unity.
Sartzetakis replaces conservative Elder Statesman Constantine Caramanlis, 78, a prestigious counterweight to Papandreou who resigned March 10 after the Socialists withdrew support for his candidacy.
For many Greeks, the conservative Caramanlis has served as a comforting balance to the leftist Papandreou.
Last March he shocked many of his countrymen when he abruptly withdrew his backing for a second term for Constantine Caramanlis, then the country's President.
A conservative, pro-Western politician revered by most Greeks, Caramanlis had been a moderating influence on Papandreou.
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