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Ballistic tests on bullet casings collected from the scene of an armed attack on police at the headquarters of the PASOK party in central Athens on Tuesday have revealed that the Kalashnikov assault rifle used in the hit was the same as that fired at the same offices in May 2014 and at the Mexican Embassy in Athens in July.

Greek politicians on Monday paid their respects to Constantinos Stephanopoulos, a veteran conservative politician who served two terms as president of Greece from 1995-2005, after his death on Sunday aged 90.

A statement from the Henry Dunant Hospital said Stephanopoulos was admitted Thursday and died at 11:18 p.m. (2118 GMT) from "complications of pneumonia."

A Greek left-wing urban guerrilla group on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack with a hand grenade on the French embassy in Athens last week, which wounded one guard.

An Athens prosecutor Thursday brought criminal charges of breach of faith and fraud against Rovertos Spyropoulos, the former head of the Social Security Foundation (IKA) who was responsible for the finances of the PASOK party when George Papandreou was prime minister (2009-11).

European Council President Donald Tusk’s praise in a tweet towards the Balkan countries for closing their borders to irregular migrants, and that this action was in line with the EU-28 decision on the refugee crisis has caused great controversy in the Greek political scene, with parties lashing out against Greek PM Alexis Tsipras.

In the early hours of December 23 while most Greeks were sleeping, 193 lawmakers in a 300-seat house voted in favor of civil partnership agreements despite protests from right-wing factions and the all-powerful Greek Orthodox Church.

An ideological rift between the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) ruling party and its junior coalition party member Independent Greeks (ANEL) has resulted following the submission of the bill that allows for same-sex partnership rights. ANEL’s position is to vote against the first 14 articles of the bill that give the LGBT community the same legal rights as heterosexual couples.

Former air stewardess mistress and wife of the late Greek statesman Andreas Papandreou’s new book “Andreas’ rage” (I Orgi tou Andrea) comes in response to a book written by his wife Margaret Papandreou that was published amid a great deal of hooplah last month.

Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis is a persona non grata following comments made on private STAR TV where he refuted the occurence of the Pontic Genocide that resulted in the slaughter of tens of thousands of Pontic Greeks of the Black Sea region by Turks almost a century ago.

Former first lady Margaret Papandreou appears hellbent on revenge on the late Greek statesman Andreas Papapandreou, founder of the socialist PASOK party, in her tell-all autobiography titled “Love and Power” by Patakis Publications.