November 14, 2010
Greece's governing Socialists have won mayoral races in Greece's two largest cities for the first time in 24 years, extending gains in local government elections.
Socialist-backed mayoral candidates Giorgos Kaminis and Yiannis Boutaris won in the capital Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki, interrupting a streak of conservative victories dating back to 1986.
Prime Minister George Papandreou praised Sunday's result as a vote of confidence in his austerity program ahead of an inspection by EU and IMF officials on the implementation of a rescue loan agreement worth euro110 billion ($150 billion).
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