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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A spokesman for Greece’s governing Socialists says the party plans to call on parliament to investigate how the previous conservative government relayed faulty fiscal data to the European Union.<\/p>\n

Parliamentary spokesman Christos Papoutsis on Tuesday gave no other details on the probe, which could lead to potential prosecution if politicians are found responsible of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Greece’s new Socialist government sharply revised the 2009 budget deficit after winning general elections last October. The deficit revision to 12.7 percent of GDP, from a 3.7 percent forecast months earlier, helped trigger a financial crisis around mounting debts by Greece and several other countries using the euro.<\/p>\n

The Socialists have 160 deputies in the 300-seat parliament.<\/p>\n

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