The date is still unknown Conferencebut with his weakness known PASOK to appear so far as the indisputable strong alternative pole of governance against the New Democracy towards the elections, will come to Harilaou Trikoupi next Monday, party officials with one and only goal: to ask the leadership for an “open game” internally, the necessary and capable, to move the stuck needle in the polls.
It is about its members Political Secretariat of the Central Organizing Committee of the Conferencewho are waiting more than ten days from the composition of the body at the first meeting to file objections, disagreements and proposals on the terms of the “game”, at an extremely critical moment for PASOK.
The… shock at PASOK from two more “mistakes” by Harilaou Trikoupis last weekend (since the resignation of the new Director of the Androulakis office due to complimentary comments about the Mitsotakis government and the absence of the leader from the funeral of Dionysis Savvaopoulos) is a given and foreshadows a “difficult” meeting where possibly “a lot will be heard” with the indication “end of time”.
With “arms rather than legs” the executives
Top executives involved in Political Secretariat they explain to their interlocutors that there is no time for other mistakes that “shoot” the “legs” of unity and crush any chance of a dynamic restart of PASOK. From him George Papandreouthe five leadership candidates (Mr. Harry Doukas, Pavlos Gerulano, Michael Katrinis and the ladies Anna Diamantopoulou and Nadia Giannakopoulou) up to each executive from the Parliament and the party that participates in the body, it is expected (albeit with a different personal tone from each executive) their position on the situation that prevails at this time in the party, for the “unheard needle” that Mr. Geroulanos described with energyfor the “what’s wrong?” raised by Paris Koukoulopoulos and about PASOK’s “rotation” in the face of post-election cooperation dilemmas.
The length of the deceased’s sentence Kostas Simitis as of September 3, 2024 that “the opportunities are not infinite” has already reached …parafive, as many party officials now argue that the road to PASOK’s poll recovery has become particularly difficult.
The political scene – despite the corruption of the government, New Democracy maintains a strong double-digit lead and Alexis Tsipras is preparing to found a new party – is becoming increasingly competitive for PASOK. Harilaou Trikoupi has so far preferred the slow-moving Congress rehearsals and while the elected bodies, such as the Political Council, have been meeting since the June European elections. The Political Center appointed by Mr. Androulakis after his re-election to the leadership has months to meet.
The holding of a Conference as soon as possible is for several executives the necessary condition for the business of the restart – of course, the forecasts say that a meaningful and open Conference before the end of February can hardly be held. That is why the absence of collective and at the same time well-coordinated actions for a long time has already left a negative mark on PASOK’s image.
Androulakis in Thessaly
Next weekend Mr. Androulakis will lead a tour in Thessaly for contact with the agricultural world, which is affected by the waste of OPEKEPE and by the non-timely payment of subsidies to all beneficiaries. However, in the basin, where PASOK scores low in the polls, a coordinated action has been developed since the pre-election period – at least this is what the officials who move in Attica and observe the needle moving say.
One of the issues affecting the expansion of the party (probably headed by Kostas Skandalidis) concerns the proposals for post-election collaborations. THE Harry Doukas has made it clear that his own point of view refers to an agreement by the Congress for a clear “no” to the post-election cooperation with the New Democracy and a clear “yes” to the dialogue with the progressive forces and the Tsipras party.
Executives of the Renewal Left, such as George Boulbasakos they take one more step, in favor of cooperation with the progressive forces, but without PASOK abandoning the autonomous path. How can this be done? Mr. Bulbasakos emphasizes that “a first move could be the immediate creation of a committee that will discuss the possibility of programmatic convergence – the rest will arise after a climate of understanding is formed.”
THE Pavlos Geroulanosas well as Haris Doukas, believe that the bridges should be spread mainly towards the center-left Anna Diamantopoulou however, he explains that it cannot be a central dilemma for PASOK from now on how it will move after the elections, but how it will become big and strong, with a clear narrative and a strong leadership team.