The results of the electoral contest indicate that voters overwhelmingly opted for the removal of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, the party that has dominated Greek politics for all but 3 of the last 23 years. With 99.9% of votes accounted for, New Democracy’s win over PASOK stood at around 4.81%, a clear victory in what was expected to be a very close election. In an official ceremony held Monday, March 8, President Costis Stephanopoulos appointed New Democracy’s leader Costas Karamanlis as Greece’s new prime minister.

After bursting onto the literary scene in 2003 with his much
acclaimed collection of short stories "Little Infamies", Greek native Panos Karnezis is back with a novel that is sure to
secure him a place amongst contemporary fictions’ heavyweights. The Maze, published by Random House subsidiary Jonathan Cape, was released in February 2004.

Recently, NASA astrophysicist Chryssa Kouveliotou became one of the "most connected" people on the planet. In a study done on people most "linked" to each other via research papers, the Marshall Space Flight Center scientist was amongst the top five. It's the result of comparing notes with other people around the world who, like her, have their eyes on the stars.

True to the spirit of Olympic cooperation, some of the world’s major museums will be loaning artefacts for display at Athens’ National Archaeological Museum during this summer’s Olympic Games. The borrowed
antiquities, along with pieces from the museum’s permanent collection, will be showcased at an exhibit entitled "Agon", the ancient (and modern-day) Greek word for contest. Running from July until October of this year, the exhibition is bound to be a primary attraction during the
2004 Olympic high season.

After a catastrophic 2002, the miracle Nemea vintners hoped for arrived. For 2003 was not just a good year, but one of the best in recent memory for the
"ayorgitiko"variety of wines the Pelopponesian region, formerly known as "Ai-Yorgis" (St George), is known for. Ayogiorgitiko wines, considered among Greece's most promising dry reds, often remind international connoisseurs of Merlot.