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Anna Diamantopoulou and Pavlos Geroulanos called on the voters who took part in the PaSoK elections last Sunday to go to the polls again. Nikos Androulakis and Haris Doukas instead of a declaration of exhortation to participate in the polls would prefer a declaration of support for their candidacy. However, none of the candidates of the first round, neither Michalis Katrinis, nor Nadia Giannakopoulou wanted to open their papers.

In contrast to the presidential candidates, yesterday Thursday, two endorsements came from the European Parliament with content that reflects the dilemma to which those participating in the second round process will be asked to answer. The first support came from Yiannis Maniatis and was given to Nikos Androulakis. The content of Mr. Maniatis’ post summarizes the message that Mr. Androulakis wants to convey to the electorate.

“In recent years, PASOK has re-established its relationship with the citizens. In the last European elections, we saw green again on the electoral map,” said Mr. Maniatis in his related post. He emphasized that “there is still a lot to be done and the next day a lot will have to change” and ended by saying “that we must give Nikos Androulakis the opportunity to complete the effort”.

The second support came from Nikos Papandreou. “Between stagnation and change, personally, I usually choose the second,” he said and emphasized that he supports Mr. Doukas because “he seems to have understood the message of the first ballot for immediate political action and for the bilateral expansion of the PASOK and the connection with the productive classes, self-government and society”.

This is also the dilemma that Mr. Doukas poses to the voters. Will they choose stagnation, since according to his own narrative the PaSoK under Nikos Androulakis has a low electoral ceiling, or will they choose change which can lead to better electoral luck?

Battle for victory and difference – The estimates for participation in the second round

How many citizens will be asked to answer this dilemma? It is estimated, based on the estimate that usually 30% fewer people participate in the second round, that on Sunday the voters will be around 200,000.

Nikos Androulakis enters the battle with the air of clear first place and a difference of approximately 24 thousand votes. Mr. Doukas hopes for a turnaround. The polls are filling from the start, and the votes that went the other way in the first round are enough to support an upset. In any case, the phones have been on fire for the past few days.

Every vote counts. And that’s because on Sunday night it won’t be just about who the winner will be. The score will also matter. The difference, in these cases, has its significance. Especially for the moves that should be made from October 14 onwards. In the staff of Mr. Androulakis, they would like a score close to that of the 2021 elections. In the staff of Mr. Doukas, they are talking about victory, but they know that in case of defeat, a percentage that will start with 4 is important.

The unifying profile of the gladiators of PaSoK

Nikos Androulakis and Haris Doukas appear, in these last hours before the polls, willing to use their co-candidates as well as all the executives of PaSoK regardless of their choice in the internal party battle. Mr. Androulakis’ answer to the question of whether he will use his fellow candidates if he is re-elected is that they will be included in the “strike team”, along with other front-line officials. “My goal is one. Now the expectations for PASOK are changing. There were others in 2021 and I think that my planning succeeded to a large extent in the Local Government, in the national and European elections” states Mr. Androulakis. Mr. Doukas’ answer to the same question is that he will create a political center with all the co-candidates and others that will meet every week.

After the wreck of the debate and the exchange of fire between Doukas and Androulakis on who is responsible, the election campaign is at its fifth stage. Mr. Androulakis this evening has a central event in Thessaloniki and tomorrow he will visit Ioannina and Larissa, areas where Mr. Doukas registered strong forces. of the mayor of Athens.