    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [April 10, 2000]
    [Pages 672-673]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Greek Legislative Elections
    April 10, 2000

        I congratulate Konstandinos Simitis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, and his
    PASOK party for their victory in the Greek legislative elections on
    April 9. I also applaud Konstandinos Karamanlis and the New Democracy Party for running a fine
    campaign. The

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    elections demonstrated yet again the vitality of democracy in the land
    of its birth and should serve as an example to the rest of the world.
        The election results and the debates fostered by the campaign show a
    broad consensus in favor of the course Greece has chosen: economic
    prosperity at home and fuller integration with the European Union;
    leadership in building stability in the Balkans and southeastern Europe;
    improved relations with Turkey; and progress toward a just and lasting
    settlement on Cyprus. On these and other issues, the United States
    pledges its continuing support and cooperation.