Ex-president of parliament dies

Athens - Former Greek parliament president, Mr Athanassios Tsaldaris, a prominent member of the opposition conservative New Democracy…

Athens - Former Greek parliament president, Mr Athanassios Tsaldaris, a prominent member of the opposition conservative New Democracy party, has died aged 76.

Mr Tsaldaris, a lawyer who served as minister in several conservative governments between 1974 and 1981, died of cancer late on Saturday.

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