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The European Parliament is calling for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Konstantinos Katsifas, a 35-year-old ethnic Greek man who was fatally shot by Albanian authorities in the southern village of Bularat at the end of last month in what was described by Albanian authorities as an exchange of fire.

Fofi Gennimata was voted as the leader of the new centre-left political party under formation, following the results of Sunday’s second round of elections. The DYSI leader received 83,266 votes (56.66%) from a total of 155,500 ballots cast compared to 63,690 (43.34%) her opponent Nikos Androulakis received. After her victory, Mrs.

Fofi Gennimata has won the elections for the leader of the under formation centre-left party after she won 57.17% of the 87% votes counted against her opponent Nikos Androulakis who received 42.83%.

PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata is the winner in the runoff for the election of the head of the new center-left party, defeating rival Nikos Androulakis by a clear margin on Sunday, with officials expressing their satisfaction with the turnout once again.

Over 100 thousand citizens have cast their ballots in the second round for the election of the leader of the newly formed centre-left party. The two candidates that are facing off are PASOK president Fofi Gennimata and Nikos Androulakis. Fofi Gennimata voted at the election centre in the area of Kamatero, while Mr. Androulakis voted in Heraklion in Crete.

Nikos Androulakis, a member of the European Parliament and rival of Democratic Alignment leader Fofi Gennimata in Sunday's runoff election for a leader of the new center-left party, has called for a large voter turnout.

"I am calling on citizens to vote," he said on Tuesday, adding that the effort to reform the center-left in Greece needs a mass turnout of voters this weekend.

Democratic Alignment (PASOK) chief Fofi Gennimata heads into the runoff election against Nikos Androulakis for the leadership of the new center-left party as the favorite after her emphatic victory in Sunday's first round.  

Gennimata won 42.76 percent of the vote, 17 points ahead of Androulakis - a member of the European Parliament and a former PASOK party secretary.

A total of 59 To Potami officials have issued a statement questioning the leadership of Stavros Theodorakis following his decision to run for the top post of Greece's new center-left party - an alliance of existing forces including once-dominant PASOK socialists.

PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata secured a clear advantage at the first round of elections for a leader to the new center-left party on Sunday, but will have to contest a runoff with runner-up Nikos Androulakis a week later, while voter turnout exceeded expectations.

PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata secured a clear advantage at the first round of elections for a leader to the new center-left party on Sunday, but will have to contest a runoff with runner-up Nikos Androulakis a week later, while voter turnout exceeded expectations.