After the weekend elections, many commentators predicted that the political career of the Greek Socialist leader, Andreas Papandreou, was about to end. This evening he's likely to be at centre stage once more, if the Conservative Party is unable to patch together a coalition government.

Report shows ritual outside the parliament building in Athens. Athens street scenes.

Interview with Pandelis Economou, Central Committee, Socialist Party.

Archive of Andreas Papandreou.

The reporter is Tommie Gorman.

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