Once again, socialist PASOK is contested by several “wannabe leaders” ahead of the October 6th internal party elections as proposed by current leader Nikos Androulakis over the weekend.
It is not the first time and, most likely, it will not be the last that PASOK officials take the opportunity for a come back, even if some of them have been forgotten by once loyal supporters and voters.
Next to Androulakis who will run again for the party leadership, intention to challenger him has been expressed also by
- Haris Doukas – Mayor of Athens
- Pavlos Geroulanos – MP, ex Culture Minister
- Michalis Katrinis MP
- Milena Apostolaki MP
Former MP and Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou as well as MP Nadia Giannakopoulou did not rule out to join the race.
Until upcoming September, when the deadline for leadership candidates’ submissions expire, their number may have certainly increased.
Androulakis proposed that the leadership contest, originally scheduled to take place at the end of 2025, be advanced to October 6 this year. A second round will take place October 13, if no candidate obtains the absolute majority of votes in the first round.
Senior and young PASOK officials but also supporters and voters challenged the leadership of Androulakis after the party did not manage to win second position in the European elections beginning of June.
PS Nobody understood how came that PASOK had such aspirations…
