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sleadershipcomfortablyinaninternalvoteonMarch18.

HoweveropinionpollsshowtheSocialistsfarbehindtheconservativeNewDemocracypartyaheadofelectionsexpectedbymid-Mayatthelatest.

BothPASOKandNewDemocracyareinthecoalitiongovernmentheadedbyformercentralbankerLucasPapademosbuthavebeenopenlyjockeyingforpositionintherunuptotheelections,whichmaynotproduceaclearwinner.

FormedinNovember,Papademos'

emergencycoalitiongovernmenthadanarrowmandatetocompletebailoutanddebtcuttalksandthenholdelectionsassoonaspossible.

AgovernmentofficialsaidGreeksmaygotothepollsasearlyastheendofApriloncethefinaldetailsofthebondrestructuringareinplace.

Theso-calledPrivateSectorInvolvement（PSI）isakeycomponentofthe130billion-euro（$170.55billion）rescuepackageagreedlastmonthwiththeEuropeanUnionandInternationalMonetaryFundandisexpectedtobeapprovedfollowingThursday'

sbondswap.

OncethedebtswapoperationisfinallycompletedonApril12,whenasmallertrancheofbondsworthatleast20billioneuroswillbeexchanged,Greececangoaheadwithnewelections,anofficialsaid.

Iimagineit（theelections）willbesomewherethen,"

governmentspokesmanPantelisKapsistoldSkaitelevisionwhenaskedifthepollswouldtakeplaceonApril29orononeofthefollowingSundays.

OBLIGATIONS

Whoeverwinsthepoll,Greecewillhavetosticktothereformsithaspromised,GermanFinanceMinisterWolfgangSchaeublewarned.

Greecemuststicktoitsobligationsaftertheelection.That'

sthebasisforthe（bailout）program,"

hesaidinaninterviewwithGreeknewspaperToVima.

AusteritymeasuresassociatedwiththepolicieshaveplungedtheGreekeconomyintoitslongestanddeepestslumpsinceWorldWarTwoandthereisnoclearsignofareturntothekindofgrowththatcouldhelpcutitscripplingdebtpile.

Underliningthedirestateofaneconomyinwhichunemploymentisrunningat21percentwithoneintwoyoungpeopleoutofwork,dataonFridayshowedgrossdomesticproductshrankbyarecord7percentin2011.Investmentslumpedby21percentaftera15percentslidein2010.

CentralbankgovernorGeorgeProvopoulossaidthisweek'

sbondrestructuringwouldallowGreecetobeginthelongjourneytowardsregainingthetrustofinvestors.

Thisisanewopportunity...tograduallyrestoreconfidenceintheeconomy'

sprospects,"

hewasquotedassayinginfinancialnewspaperImerisia.

Asthegovernmentstrugglestostabilizetheeconomy,aseniorofficialsaidtherewerehopesofgetting1billioneurosinfinancingfromtheEuropeanInvestmentBank（EIB）thisyearasastimulustoencourageinvestment.

GreeceandtheEuropeanCommissionarepushingtheEIB,theEuropeanUnion'

slong-terminvestmentarm,todisbursethefunds,saidGikasHardouvelis,topeconomicadvisertoPapademos.

Thefasterwedoit,thebetter.Theeconomyissinkingandeveryoneistooscared（toinvest）,"

HardouvelistoldMegatelevision

Japanmournstsunamidead;

grappleswithaftermath

Withamomentofsilence,prayersandanti-nuclearrallies,JapanmarkedonSundayoneyearsinceanearthquakeandtsunamikilledthousandsandsetoffaradiationcrisisthatshatteredpublictrustinatomicpowerandthenation'

sleaders.

Themagnitude9.0earthquakeunleashedawallofwaterthathitJapan'

snortheastcoast,killingnearly16,000andleavingnearly3,300unaccountedfor.Thecountryisstillgrapplingwiththehuman,economicandpoliticalcosts.

IntheporttownofOfunato,hundredsofblack-cladresidentsgatheredtolaywhitechrysanthemumsinmemoryofthetown'

s420deadandmissing.

Wecan'

tjuststaysad.Ourmissionistofacerealityandmoveforwardstepbystep,"

saidKoseiChiba,46,wholosthismotherandwifeinthedisaster.

Butthedamagethetownsufferedwastoobigandourpsychologicalscarsaretoodeep.Weneedalongtimetorebuild."

Thecountryobservedaminuteofsilenceat2:

46p.m.（0546GMT）,thetimethequakestruck.

ResidentsofOfunatogatheredbeforeamakeshiftaltarwithacalm,sun-fleckedseabehindthem.Ofunatopausedagain33minuteslater--thetimewhenayearagoa23-metre（75-foot）tsunamiengulfedthetownof41,000.

Justakilometer（halfamile）fromTokyoElectricPowerCompany'

s（Tepco）wreckedFukushimaplant,wherereactormeltdownstriggeredtheworld'

sworstnuclearcrisissinceChernobyl,residentsoftheabandonedtownofOkumawereallowedbackforjustafewhourstohonorthedead.

Itwasawonderfulplace.Ifitwasn'

tforallthathashappened,I'

dbeabletocomeback.ButthankstoTepco,Iwasn'

tevenabletosearchforthebodiesofmyrelatives,"

saidTomoeKimura,93,wholostfourmembersofherfamilyinthetsunami,twoofwhomwereneverfound.

Authoritieshaveimposeda20-km（12mile）no-gozonearoundtheplantandresidentsmayneverbeallowedback.

MyhomeisinNamietown,sowecan'

tgohome,"

saidKatsukoIshii,whohadtofleefromtheexclusionzone.

Therearereallynowordsforit,"

saidIshii,attendingamemorialservicewithher3-year-olddaughterinIwakiCity,Fukushimaprefecture.

Alongthenortheastcoast,policeandcoastguardofficers,urgedonbyfamiliesofthemissing,continuetheirdoggedsearchforremainsdespitediminishingchancesoffindingany.

RESOLVEANDANGER

Theprevailingmoodintsunami-hitcommunitieswasoneofsolemnreflectionandresolvetomoveondespitefrustrationwiththeconfusedofficialresponseandslowpaceofrebuilding.

Incontrast,thosewhofeltbetrayedbyJapan'

s"

nuclearvillage"

--thepowerfulnexusofutilities,politiciansandbureaucratsthatpromotednuclearpowerascleanandsafe--werelessforgiving.

WeareangryatTepcoandcameheretoshowouranger,"

saidTomoeSuzuki,65,arestaurantownerandchef.

Theearthquakewassomethingthatwasunavoidablebecauseitwasanaturaldisaster,butyoucan'

tstayquietaboutFukushimabecauseit'

saman-madedisaster,"

shesaid,marchingwithabout12,000otherprotesterstoforma"

humanchain"

aroundtheparliamentbuildinginthecapitalcityTokyo.

TheprotestwasoneofseveralaroundthecountryincludinginKoriyamaCityinFukushimaprefecture,wheresome16,000peoplegatheredtoexpresstheirpainandanger,andcallforthescrappingofallJapan'

sreactors.Beforethedisasterstheyaccountedfor30percentofthecountry'

selectricitysupply,butmosthavesincebeenshutdownforchecksandmaintenance.

TheJapanesepeopleearnedtheworld'

sadmirationfortheircomposure,disciplineandresilienceinthefaceofthedisaster,whileitscompaniesimpressedwiththespeedwithwhichtheybouncedback.

Asaresult,the$5trillioneconomylookssettoreturntopre-disasterlevelsincomingmonthswiththehelpofabout$230billionearmarkedforadecade-longrebuildingeffortagreedinrarecooperationbetweentherulingandoppositionparties.

EmperorAkihito,recoveringfromcoronarybypasssurgerylastmonth,attendedamemorialserviceinTokyo'

sNationalTheatreandurgedpeopletoworktogether,echoinghisunprecedentedtelevisedaddressfivedaysafterthedisaster.

Ihopeallthepeoplewillkeepthevictimsintheirheartsandworksothatthesituationinthedisaster-hitareasimproves,"

the78-year-oldmonarchsaid.

PrimeMinisterYoshihikoNoda,whotookoverinSeptemberfromNaotoKan--whowaspremieratthetimethedisastersstruck--pledgedtoworkforrecovery:

Ourforebearswhobuiltthiscountry'

sprosperityhaveemergedfromeachcrisisevenstronger.Wewillfulfillourhistoricmissionofrealizingtherebirthofthisnation."

FOURTHDISASTER"

Yetmanypeopleareincreasinglydisillusionedaboutthepoliticalestablishment'

sabilitytotellthetruthandrisetotheoccasion,adeeplackoftrustthatonecommentatorcalled"

thefourthdisasterofMarch11"

.

PoliticiansandbureaucratsdrewfireforthechaoticresponsetotheFukushimadisasteranddisappointedmanywiththeirfailuretoseizethemomenttotackletheillswhichhaveplaguedJapanforovertwodecades.

Afterabrieftruce,parliamentarysquabblesresumed,givingJapanitssixthleaderinfiveyearsandnowthreateningtoblockanimportanttaxreformandstallotherbusiness,includingthelaunchofamoreindependentnuclearwatchdog.

Tepco,criticizedbymanyforitsfailuretoprepareforthedisaster,issuedafreshapology.

EachandeverymemberofourcompanyanditsgroupremembersMarch11andwillworkwithourallheartstosolvechallengeswithsafetyasourfirstpriority,"

TepcoPresidentToshioNishizawa,whomarkedtheanniversaryattheplant,saidinastatement.

Slowprogressindrawingupplansforthetsunami-damagedand