Panayiotis Stamatis

Former PM Papandreou stands accused of making false pledges

Former Prime Minister George Papandreou is to go on trial on January 19 for claiming in the 2009 pre-election period that Greece had enough money to finance his campaign pledges.

The former PASOK leader is being sued by a retired navy lieutenant, Panayiotis Stamatis, who is demanding 260,000 euros in damages from Papandreou for failing to uphold his pre-election promises.