The victory of Nikos Androulakis is based on the results of the internal party elections of PASOK – Movement for Change, with the aim of electing the new president of the party.
Recognition of the Victory of Nikos Androulakis by Haris Doukas.
Haris Doukas congratulated Nikos Androulakis by phone, acknowledging his victory in the internal party elections for the leadership of PASOK – Movement for Change and expressing gratitude. Doukas emphasized that “we are all moving forward together.”
As of now, with 97.2% of the votes counted, Androulakis leads with 59.93% in the second round of the elections for the new president of PASOK, while Doukas follows with 40,07%. In 777 polling stations, Androulakis received 110.369 votes compared to Doukas’ 73.085.
Polling for the second round of internal party elections closed at 19:30, with a half-hour extension granted to facilitate voters. Final attendance was reported at 214,000, though participation decreased by approximately 26% compared to the previous Sunday.
The percentage in Attica
Nikos Androulakis registers a big lead in Attiki, with integration at 11.84%.
Nikos Androulakis: 64.01%
Haris Doukas: 35.99%
In Athens, the results are as follows:
Nikos Androulakis: 66.5%
Haris Doukas: 33.5%
The percentage in Crete
With integration at 58.51% in Crete, the percentages of the two candidates are:
Nikos Androulakis 80.56
Haris Doukas 19.44%
The rates in the Peloponnese
At 70.4% integration:
Nikos Androulakis 54.5%
Harry Doukas 45.5%
The results in Piraeus
Nikos Androulakis 63.25%
Haris Doukas 36.75%
The results in Epirus
Municipality of Northern Tzoumerko – Kalendzi
Androulakis 24
Duke 56
Municipality of Pogoni – Kalpaki
Androulakis 115
Duke 58
White 2
Municipality of Metsovo – Metsovo
Duke 58
Androulakis 45
The results from Antiparos
Nikos Androulakis 100
Haris Doukas 25
The result from Rapsani Kozanis
Nikos Androulakis 107
Haris Doukas 23
The results in Brussels
136 people voted in the ballot box set up in Belgium, specifically in Brussels. With Nikos Androulakis gathering 78 votes.
Nikos Androulakis 78
Haris Doukas 51
Void/White 7
The result in London
A total of 103 people came to the ballot box set up in London. Nikos Androulakis was the one who collected the majority of votes.
Nikos Androulakis 71
Haris Doukas 28
Void/White 4
Voting in Sydney and Melbourne
The two candidates had a lead in the polls held in Australia. Nikos Androulakis dominated in Sydney, while Haris Doukas in Melbourne.
The results in Sydney
Nikos Androulakis 38
Haris Doukas 8
The results in Melbourne
Haris Doukas 22
Nikos Androulakis 8
Challenges and Transformations in PASOK’s Leadership and Political Landscape
The leadership election of PASOK was caused by a widespread view within the party expressed by several candidates who openly doubted the abilities of Androulakis to steer the party to first place.
Each candidate vowed that he or she was the only one who could beat Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The New Democracy President is seeing his administration losing points mainly due to inflation, the wildfires his Ministry of Civil Protection failed to contain, and the Tempi train wreck tragedy that left 57 dead.
PASOK is second in the opinion polls
PASOK, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, is currently second in the opinion polls, overtaking Syriza. However, it is still far behind the governing New Democracy (ND) party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Socialist party has greatly changed since its inception on September 3, 1974. Today, the party that radically changed Greek politics when it came to power in October 1981 is a former shadow of itself. Under the leadership of Andreas Papandreou, it was the first Socialist party that governed Greece with Papandreou gaining the love of most Greeks.
By 2010, when Andreas Papandreou’s son, George Papandreou, was prime minister, Greece was wallowing in an economic crisis. In a snap election, PASOK lost, and two years later after political turmoil, a coalition New Democracy-PASOK government was formed. The two political arch-rivals since 1974 joined forces, an unprecedented event.