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Communist Cyprus Prez to 'Work Within Free Market'

'Pragmatic' winner not hard-line red: analysts

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2008 4:00 AM CST

(Newser) – New President Dimitris Christofias' win in Cyprus makes him the first Communist ever to lead an EU state—but he has pledged to work within the free market, reports the Guardian. His party has a Marxist manifesto, but analysts say that Christofias is a pragmatist... Read full story »

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Communist Cyprus Prez to 'Work Within Free Market'

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