Približno šest mjeseci prije kraja četvorogodišnjeg mandata svoje vlade, grčki premijer Costas Karamanlis zatražio je u petak (17. augusta) da se prijevremeni parlamentarni izbori održe 16. septembra.
Roughly six months before the end of his government's four-year mandate, Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis requested on Friday (August 17th) that early parliamentary elections be held on September 16th.