European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Conservatives in Greece find 1 vote majority Athens Greece apr conservative Leader Constantine i Tsitakis received a mandate to form a government tuesday after working out a Deal with a Small party to Clinch a one vote parliamentary majority. I Tsitakis Leader of the new democracy party that won half of parliaments seats in an election sunday said his government would be sworn in wednesday. The party wants to liberalize the inflation plagued Economy slash the government deficit and attract foreign investment. After a one hour meeting with president Christos sarzetakis the 71-year-old i Tsitakis told reporters a i done to have much to say As you know i met with or. Sarzetakis who gave me a mandate to form a Mikso Takis received the mandate after he assured sarzetakis that he controlled 151 of the 300 seats in parliament. New democracy won 150 seats in the balloting then received the support of rightist Costis Ste thanopoulos whose renewal party won one seat. Steph Nopoulos said monday he offered the vote of his Lone victorious candidate a without preconditions and that he would not be a member of the government which will have a new democracy Cabinet. His support broke an impasse that had gripped greek politics since inconclusive elections last june and november. Temporary governments since the socialists were voted out in june have been largely ineffective in dealing with the Economy saddled with 17 percent inflation and a $15.6 billion government , april 11, 1990 a Constantine i Tsitakis a new democracy Victory could also mean Greece will make Long postponed decisions on a . Extradition request for a palestinian wanted for the 1982 bombing of an Airliner Over Hawaii and on a new military bases agreement with the United states. The stars and stripes a a a Page 9air traffic growth in Europe nearing crisis study warns Geneva up1 a surging air traffic in Western Europe has already caused catastrophic congestion and is now near unmanageable Levels an International organization warned tuesday. Despite the danger and financial losses involved however spending by governments to address the problem remains a inadequate a said a report commissioned by the International air transport association. It said commercial aviation in Western Europe provides 2.5 million jobs and amounts to about $75 billion in annual economic activity a equal to the economies of Greece and Ireland combined. Passenger growth has jumped 10 percent annually in the past several years and european airlines spend some $5 billion on new planes each year to meet the growing demand. A to provide supporting infrastructure governments Are annually spending $1.5 billion in capital resources a the report said. A this level of government investment is inadequate to support the present system or to permit significant growth. A congestion already produces unacceptable Levels of delay inconvenience and widespread penalty costs. The proportion of flights delayed by More than 15 minutes almost doubled Between 1986 and 1989 to approximately 24 percent a it added. A the Cost of these delays to the airlines and the travelling Public has been estimated at $1.5 billion annually. Total loss due to delay inefficient routing. And military airspace restrictions has been estimated at $5 despite efforts to improve traffic flow the report said the current system a will be unable to Cope with air travel past 1995.�?� rebels invited to help form Nepal government a bicycle Rickshaw streets of Katmandu Driver pulls two where life is Back men holding a windowpane through the to Normal after recent demonstrations. Katmandu Nepal apr a top opposition Leader said tuesday that King Birendra has invited his party to participate in a proposed interim government following the establishment of multiparty democracy. The nepali Congress party a acting president Krishna Prasad Bhattarai said the party has also been invited to take part in a Constitution reforms commission and an inquiry into last weeks government crackdown on pro democracy demonstrators the bloodiest clash this Century in Nepal. Witnesses said at least 200 people were killed when police opened fire on a crowd of about 200,000 marching to the Royal Palace in Central Katmandu. The government said 10 people were killed and 107 injured in police action nationwide. In the Wake of the shootings Birendra yielded to opposition demands to lift a 29-year-old ban on political parties and promised to allow a multiparty political system. A today i talked to a minister about the Kings proposals but i told him we need time before making a decision. After All we have been out of politics for three decades and need time to reorganize ourselves a Bhattarai said. He would not identify the minister. The nepali Congress had formed Nepal a Only government under a Western style democracy before it was dismissed by Birendra a father. King Mahindra in december 1960 on grounds of corruption and mismanagement. Power has since been wielded by the King who rules through a largely rubber stamp government and a party less National Assembly dominated by his nominees. Prime minister to Kendra Chand told reporters monday his government could be considered an interim government until general elections were held after the Constitution reforms commission submits its report. The commission has not yet been formed. Chand gave no dates for either elections or the com Krten inf graphics Mission. Bhattarai said Chandus claim on the interim government was a this View. We done to subscribe to Bhattarai also said the King did not elaborate on the new interim government. On tuesday life returned to Normal in Katmandu and its two suburbs of Patan and Bhakta Pur after Daylong celebrations monday. Shops opened and streets were thronged with tourists and residents. Shopkeepers removed shattered Glass from windows that were broken during fridays demonstration. Brenda 44, is the heir of the Shaha dynasty that has held the throne since the mid-18th Century
