Read in Ta Nea Weekend: The insiders, absentees and surprises
Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- The issue presents the names included and excluded from the New Democracy, PASOK and EL.A.S. candidate lists, along with profiles of undecided voters.
- It reports on Turkish objections to the border fence at the Evros River and Athens' decision to continue construction.
- Other features cover unburied victims and epidemic risks in Nepal, the Parthenon Sculptures and a concert for Leonard Cohen.
Ta Nea Weekend leads with a close look at the candidate lists of New Democracy, PASOK and EL.A.S., asking who is joining, who is being left out and who is moving between political camps.
The issue also examines the intense backstage maneuvering and intrigue inside party headquarters. It considers how the threshold for a single-party majority could change depending on how many parties enter parliament, and looks at the profile of undecided voters.
Another report focuses on Ankara's efforts to obstruct work on the border fence at the Evros River. Athens is responding to what the newspaper calls Turkish objections while continuing the work. The report also examines how changes in the river's course can alter the border.
A Ta Nea mission to Nepal reports on unburied dead and the continuing threat of an epidemic. The issue also asks why Baguรฉ is not showing the way on the Parthenon Sculptures, and features an interview with Adam Cohen about a concert for Leonard Cohen in Greece.
The newspaper's other listed stories include the release of a man convicted of murder who allegedly abducted a 15-year-old and received another life sentence, a forecast of an unexpectedly snowy winter in Greece based on an ECMWF map, and new revelations about a fraud suspect known as the "phantom" who faces a total of 120 years in prison.
Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.