Socialist leader Papandreou retains his post in Pasok election

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SHOTLIST 1. Pull out from Greek flag on balcony to people queuing in voting centre 2. People queuing to register to vote 3. Close up of hands registering ID details of voter next to some PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) flags on table 4. Voters picking up ballots 5. Envelopes being stamped 6. Men voting and placing coins in box 7. Close up of coins falling into box 8. People voting 9. PASOK leader George Papandreou arriving at voting centre 10. Papandreou voting 11. Close up of ballot falling in box 12. Papandreou being kissed by voters 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Papandreou, PASOK Leader: "A new possibility to mobilise for big changes in our country and we need big changes, we need to turn this political system around and make it much more open and democratic, transparent and make sure that it is truly representative of what our people want. So it's very important. And of course it will be important for me if I am re-elected." 14. Papandreou talking to people in the street 15. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) voter, name not given, Vox pop: "I believe Giorgos (Papandreou) will come out. It is important because it is a new procedure that needs to be enforced for democracy alone." 16. Other main PASOK contender Evangelos Venizelos arriving at Thessaloniki polling station 17. Papandreou's main challenger Venizelos voting 18. Gerassimos Moschonas, political analyst in front of bookshelves 19. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Gerassimos Moschonas, Professor of Comparative Politics: "I think that the big bet for Giorgos Papandreou from now on is the following: to manage to renew the party's program, its ideological speech, its members and its strategy. It will not be easy for him." 20. Sign outside PASOK headquarters reading "PASOK" 21. People seen through window sitting in cafe watching TV screen 22 TV screen in cafe showing Papandreou as winner in different prefects 23. Papandreou arriving at PASOK headquarters, jubilant crowds chanting "Papandreou", man kissing Papandreou 24. Crowds cheering in Greek "PASOK is here, with Giorgos as a leader" 25. Voter dressed up as PASOK mascot with victory hand STORYLINE Socialist leader George Papandreou capped a remarkable political comeback by handily winning re-election as party leader despite leading his party to its second successive electoral defeat just two months ago. The result for the 55-year-old leader, the son and grandson of multi-term prime ministers, reinforced a national tradition of dynastic politics. His father, Andreas Papandreou, founded and led Socialist PASOK from 1974 until his death in 1996, while his grandfather and namesake twice served as prime minister. His win comes after an often bitter and personal two-month campaign, and represents a striking reversal of fortune following his party's dispiriting loss in September, its worst in 30 years, which many blamed on his vacillating leadership. It also confounded those who believed the U.S.-born, former foreign minister lacked the stomach for such a fight. Papandreou, who is also president of the Socialist International and a noted bridge builder with cross-Aegean rival Turkey, has frequently been painted as an internationalist at heart, ill suited to the rough and tumble of Greek domestic politics. Senior party official Giorgos Anomeritis, who headed the committee responsible for the results, said that, with 25 percent of votes counted at nearly 1,500 election centres nationwide, Papandreou had taken 60.03 percent. His main challenger, Evangelos Venizelos, took 33.54 percent. A third candidate, Costas Skandalidis, trailed with 6.28 percent. Out of 140,735 votes counted, Papandreou had taken 83,931 Venizelos 46,894 and Skandalidis 8,784. Venizelos conceded defeat. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a86af5a8835c1483c87832837a01e026 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork