His victory over Dora Bakoyannis, the former mayor of Athens and foreign minister in the recently ousted administration of Costas Karamanlis, was decisive.
Fitorja e tij ndaj Dora Bakojanis, ish-kryebashkiake e Athinës dhe ish-ministrja e jashtme në administratën e fundit të Kostas Karamanlis, ishte vendimtare.