Anna Diamantopoulou

It was December 2021, a couple of minutes after the announcement of the outcomes of the PaSoK elections, when the Nikos Alivizatos he hurried to his workplace Nikos Androulakis to congratulate him. The cameras then didn’t flip in his route. He was sitting alone on the doorway staircase, subsequent to the place the bells of the Exarchia condo constructing are situated, a constructing that on the time housed the headquarters of the brand new president. The professor had chosen to attend for Nikos Androulakis in a spot that had a shadow, it was darkish and the lights had been removed from him.

Three years later, and earlier than the brand new intra-party battle started, the highlight, or relatively the highlight, fell on Nikos Alivizatos. However not as a result of he selected it. However why the candidate now? Anna Diamantopoulou introduced again to the fore a proposal of his personal. A proposal on the process that, in the best way it was initially offered, raised a storm of reactions.

Dispute

Along with her placement on the TV station MEGA, the primary Diamantopoulou requested that there be “judicial representatives” within the polling stations on the day of the intra-party course of. Executives of Harilaou Trikoupis instantly raised the gauntlet and reported that with this proposal there’s a questioning of the method. As they stated, “Mrs. Diamantopoulou should make clear what she means. Primarily, it poses a query of belief, of legitimizing all election outcomes for years, maybe even of fraud.” A number of hours later, along with her intervention, Mrs. Diamantopoulou would clarify what the proposal was about “volunteer attorneys” and that it’s not a brand new proposal, however an older one by Professor Alivizatos. Regardless of the clarification, her inner-party rivals insist: “It’s one factor to ask for judicial representatives and one other to ask for volunteer attorneys, who had been additionally current in 2021 on the polling stations, the place this risk existed. It makes an enormous distinction.” they are saying

The subsequent day

They insist, nevertheless, additionally from the Diamantopoulos camp. “Our evaluation is that the turnout on the polls will probably be huge” famous her accomplice in “Vima”. “On that day when there will probably be strain from the folks on the polling stations, it’s good to have volunteer attorneys to assist the method. Anna Diamantopoulou doesn’t dispute the method, however she considers this proposal to facilitate it. Additionally, this October course of is a foreshadowing of the following day for the PASOK and it desires to make sure each the method and the sleek subsequent day” concluded.

Excursions

On the similar time, with out dealing with organizational issues and with out the stress of signatures, Nikos Androulakis continues his excursions. Inside per week he was in Thessaly the place he was knowledgeable by the governor Dimitris Koureta for the works to be carried out and to assist in the restoration of the affected space from the unhealthy climate “Daniel”. He then went to Cyprus for the commemorative occasions held on the event of the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of the Turkish forces. There he met with, amongst others, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulidiswhereas he was “current” on the memorial service in favor of the fallen officers and troopers.

Right this moment he’s in Thessaloniki the place he can have a collection of conferences and contacts with celebration and self-governing officers. The president of PaSoK in his public statements continues to focus on points with a social signal that have an effect on the profile of the federal government and the prime minister Kyriakou Mitsotakiswhereas concerning the interior affairs of the celebration, his associates declare that “within the elections, the world of PaSoK will consider the credibility, consistency and the potential for every candidate to make PaSoK a worthy opponent of the conservative faction once more”.

In his camp Harry Doukas there’s satisfaction in finishing 5,000 signatures. His associates stand by the truth that from the excursions he makes round Greece there are constructive messages from the world. “He finishes a gathering and those that attended keep there to speak with him” his shut affiliate reported to “Vima” and continued by stating how “this contact is a telling factor of the necessity that the world has for communication, of its thirst for contact with executives. On the similar time, we see that there’s anticipation for a fantastic PaSoK”.

Open celebration

There’s additionally satisfaction in his camp Pavlos Geroulanos each for its organizational course and for the communication half. Mr. Geroulanos returns from Thessaloniki with smiles as he held a collection of conferences with over 80 executives of the area people in a great environment. This journey was the second to the identical metropolis in two weeks. Based on data, within the conferences he talked a couple of unifying and open celebration that may have the ability to give a plan for the Greece of the following decade. The employees emphasize that this plan is mentioned with the folks he comes into contact with on his excursions, with a view to compose and co-shape it with them.

In Thessaloniki was additionally discovered Michalis Katrinis, which quite a few members of the youthful era comply with and accumulate signatures. The signatures, as emphasised by his employees, “it’s heading in the right direction, however what’s essential on this inner celebration course of is to talk politically.” Mr. Katrinis stands as much as the cartels that exist out there and “raises” power points fairly a bit, making frequent assaults on Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his anti-social coverage. In Thessaloniki was additionally discovered Nadia Giannakopoulou with a view to maintain conferences along with her supporters. The autonomous course of PaSoK that may make it a dependable authorities selection is highlighted by Milena Apostolaki by way of her tv interviews.

The method

On the first three-hour assembly of EDEKAP, the physique chargeable for the trustworthy observance of the Statute, which befell on Thursday afternoon in Charilaou Trikoupi, it was determined that the election course of would be the similar in all respects as that of 2021. It was agreed that candidates, to see their names on the October 6 poll, might want to accumulate 5,000 member signatures or 15% of the Central Committee membership. There was no intense confrontation through the assembly, nevertheless it was seen on a number of events that Mr Christos Tsounis on the a part of Nikos Androulakis and Pantelis Kamas on the a part of Haris Doukas, they would be the individuals of the committee who will star within the subsequent conferences.