Greece bids farewell to former leader Mitsotakis, early advocate of austerity


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  • Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Mourners stay next to the flag-draped coffin of former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis inside the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens, Greece May 31, 2017.REUTERS/Costas Baltas

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece bid farewell on Wednesday to former conservative prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis, one of its most prominent politicians who was both revered and loathed for pushing for early austerity.

Mitsotakis, whose political career spanned more than half a century, served as prime minister from 1990-93. He died on Monday aged 98.

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