Neglect and disrepair' leads Corfu dissidents to seek split from GreeceNew self-rule party will fight in next election · Government accused of not investing in island
Helena Smith in Athens The Guardian,
Friday September 26 2008
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The small village of Agios Gordis on the west coast of Corfu. Photograph: Oliver Koenig/AP
Nearly 150 years after it was united with Greece, unrest is mounting on Corfu, the country's premier tourist destination, amid unprecedented calls for autonomy from Athens.
With the embattled Greek government ensnared in scandals barely a year after its re-election for a second term, disquiet is growing on the island.
Friday September 26 2008
Article history
The small village of Agios Gordis on the west coast of Corfu. Photograph: Oliver Koenig/AP
Nearly 150 years after it was united with Greece, unrest is mounting on Corfu, the country's premier tourist destination, amid unprecedented calls for autonomy from Athens.
With the embattled Greek government ensnared in scandals barely a year after its re-election for a second term, disquiet is growing on the island.
Dissent is such that community and business leaders enraged with the wayward practices of politicians they see as distant and corrupt have set up a party to press for self-rule.
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