(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON OCTOBER 2009 GREEK

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 006429 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/22/2035 TAGS: PINR ECON PGOV PREL GR SUBJECT: (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON OCTOBER 2009 GREEK ELECTIONS (C-RE9-02495) REF: A. ATHENS 001515 ¶B. ATHENS 001581 ¶C. ATHENS 001643 ¶D. ATHENS 001255 ¶E. ATHENS 001485 ¶F. ATHENS 001529 ¶G. ATHENS 001587 ¶H. ATHENS 001661 ¶I. ATHENS 001451 ¶J. ATHENS 001583 ¶K. ATHENS 001653 Classified By: ELISSA G. PITTERLE, DIRECTOR, INR/OPS ¶1. (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REFS ON A RANGE OF POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT PROVIDE USEFUL INSIGHTS UNAVAILABLE IN THE OPEN MEDIA. COVERAGE OF THE LEAD-UP TO AND FALLOUT FROM THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS HAS PROVIDED ANALYSTS WITH GREAT INSIGHT INTO PASOK'S FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CHALLENGES AND THE OPPOSITION'S INTERNAL PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, POST'S IN-DEPTH ECONOMIC REPORTING PROVIDED INVALUABLE INFORMATION FOR PREPARING FINISHED ASSESSMENTS FOR U.S. POLICYMAKERS. WE WOULD WELCOME ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS ON POLITICAL, LEADERSHIP, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. CLINTON