The Greek authorities has declared 4 days of nationwide mourning following the dying of former prime minister Costas Simitis, with a state funeral to honor his legacy.
Simitis, who served as prime minister and PASOK chief from 1996 to 2004, is credited with guiding Greece into the Eurozone and shaping the nation’s trendy political and financial panorama.
Simitis handed away early Sunday at his trip house in Agioi Theodoroi, Peloponnese, on the age of 88. He was taken to a hospital unresponsive and was pronounced lifeless shortly after unsuccessful efforts to revive him.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described Simitis as “a noble political opponent” and “a catalyst in public life,” emphasizing his function in Greece’s modernization and European integration.
“He believed modernization was a steady course of rooted in democracy, justice and alternative,” Mitsotakis stated, including, “His legacy endures in Greece’s progress.”
