2.(SBU)The leading candidate is former Foreign Minister Dora
Bakoyannis, who has long been seen as the heir to the ND throne.
The unsettled situation in the party may make her vulnerable to an
upset, however, with polls suggesting her strongest challenger is
the more conservative and nationalistic former Culture Minister
Antonis Samaras. The third-place candidate, former Health Minister
Dimitris Avramopoulos, is the only one who could conceivably step
into a middle-ground position between the other two major
candidates, and perhaps play the role of a kingmaker. End
Summary.
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