Protesters besiege Greek parliament

(Recasts with protestors outside parliament, election call)

By Daniel Flynn and Dina Kyriakidou

ATHENS, Dec 9 (Reuters) Hundreds of protestors clashed with police outside Greece parliament on Tuesday and socialist opposition leader George Papandreou canada goose called for elections to end cheap canada goose uk four days of riots.

Ranks of police, forming a cordon outside parliament, stood their ground when a crowd, many throwing stones, tried to break through to march on the Canada Goose Online legislature. The protesters, mainly students, regrouped repeatedly to advance on Canada Goose sale the police line, wearing handkerchiefs against the teargas.

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“The only thing this government can offer is to resign and turn to the people for its verdict,” Papandreou told a party meeting inside parliament. canada goose uk outlet “We claim power.”

The shooting touched a raw nerve among young Greeks, many of whom have poor economic prospects. Unemployment, canada goose factory sale already over seven percent, is rising and economic growth is expected to fall below two percent next year, after averaging about four percent over the past decade.

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis met political leaders including Papandreou on Tuesday to urge them to unite against the riots and warned the protesters threatening to unseat his government they could expect no leniency.

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Violence resumed on Tuesday in the northern city Canada Goose Jackets of Thessaloniki and in Ioannina, and Greek demonstrators Canada Goose online occupied the country canada goose clearance sale consulate in Paris.

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Violence at student rallies and canada goose coats on sale fire bomb attacks by anarchist groups in Greece are common.

Greek media criticised the handling of the riots by the government, which has a tenuous one seat majority in parliament. “Flames Rage buy canada goose jacket cheap As The Government Looks On,” the daily newspaper Kathimerini said.

Youths set fire to a large Christmas tree in central Athens on Monday night. More than 130 shops canada goose black friday sale have been destroyed in Canada Goose Coats On Sale the capital, dashing retailers hopes that Christmas would compensate for Greece darkening economic outlook.

Police have arrested 176 people, some for looting, during the protests and have used tear gas against stone throwing youths but tried to avoid direct fighting, police officials say.

“I 73 years old and I never seen anything like this,” said Thomas Siozos, whose shop was damaged. “The death of the boy was an excuse the cheap Canada Goose pot was already boiling and its buy canada goose jacket has now overflowed. This government cannot only look after the rich.”.