PaSoK elections

EDEKAP examines the rules of the debate between the candidates for president of the PASOK with the participation of their representatives. The subject of their discussion was the proposal of Nikos Androulakis for a debate of a different type than the previous ones. Without parallel monologues of a specific duration, but with open dialogue.

The Androulakis proposal

This proposal, for a telefight with different termscame like a bolt of lightning and gives special interest to internal party developments. The reason is that something similar has never happened before, neither in PaSoK nor in Greece in general.

Free dialogue between candidates takes place in European states. If the staffs of the candidates agree to this proposal, then we will be talking about an original telefight that sets new rules for conducting debates and takes the specific process one step further.

What are other candidates proposing?

The staff of Haris Doukas emphasize that the Mayor of Athens is in favor of an open discussion with free dialogue, as long as rules are introduced, so that a solution can be found. They also ask for equal participation of all candidates, as there are six in number.

Pavlos Geroulanos is also in favor. He welcomes the initiative. It is something he wanted, as his close associate points out, there is a political culture, the conditions are ready for such a thing and it will serve.

On the same wavelength and Anna Diamantopoulou who has repeatedly requested the debate. In fact, for two weeks now she has been emphasizing that whatever she has planned for the day of the telefight, she will cancel it in order to be present and present her proposals for the following day. She asks the same from her co-candidates, so that this opportunity for an open discussion between them is not lost.

Michalis Katrinis has no objection as he states. He agrees with the proposal and wants the free dialogue to take place.

Nadia Giannakopoulou goes a step further, initially agreeing with the free dialogue and with the European model but also with the American one, as this way there will be a real dialogue.

When will the debate of the candidates in PaSoK take place?

Everything shows that the holding of a prototype for the Greek data debate is just around the corner. With the candidates having no substantial disagreements with each other. The only thing that remains to be discussed is its date, with September 24th currently appearing to be the most prevalent.

During the meeting of EDEKAP with the participation of the representatives of the candidates for the PASOK presidential elections, there was an agreement on the date of the debate. The telefight will finally take place on September 24 and will be broadcast on the frequency of ERT.

According to the first information, there has already been a first agreement of the “camps” on the framework of the dialogue of the thematic units, as well as on conducting a direct dialogue between the candidates. However, the exact terms will be settled at the next meeting that will be held with the candidates’ staffs.

Androulakis’ proposals

According to associates of Nikos Androulakis, a proposal was submitted to have the possibility three times during the debate for each candidate to have a direct dialogue for two minutes with a different co-candidate.

In addition, it was proposed that the six thematic sections be divided into:

– Economy, Social State, Regional Development
– Foreign policy
– Climate Change, Resilience
– Institutions, State, Local Government
– PASOK in the political environment
– Problems and challenges faced by the new generation

The president’s side had already proposed a telefight with different termswhich surprised and gave special interest to internal party developments. The reason was that something similar has never happened before, neither in PaSoK nor in Greece in general. But it is something common among candidates in European states.

The attitude of the other candidates

From the staff of Haris Doukas, they emphasized from the beginning that the Mayor of Athens is in favor of an open discussion with free dialogue, as long as rules are introduced, in order to find a solution. His colleagues also requested that there be guarantees of equal participation of all the candidates, as there are six in number.

Pavlos Geroulanos was also in favor, welcoming the initiative. It is something he wanted, as – as his close associate pointed out – there is a political culture, the conditions are ready for such a thing and he will serve it.

Anna Diamantopoulou, who has repeatedly requested the debate, had moved along the same wavelength. In fact, for two weeks she has been emphasizing that whatever she has planned for the day of the telefight, on 9/24, she will cancel it in order to be present and present her proposals for the next day at PaSoK. She asked the same from her co-candidates, so that this opportunity for an open discussion between them would not be lost.

Michalis Katrinis had no objection as he stated for direct dialogue. He agreed without objections to the proposal and wants the free dialogue to take place.

Nadia Giannakopoulou went a step further, initially agreeing with both the European and the American model, as this way there will be a real dialogue.