The president of PASOK – Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, sent his condolences to the wife of the deceased former prime minister, Costas Simitis, Dafni.

It is recalled that the former prime minister was taken to the hospital of Corinth at 7.30 am on Sunday, unconscious and despite resuscitation efforts he did not manage to keep himself alive.

Anna Diamantopoulou: Among the Great Greeks

PASOK’s head of political planning, Anna Diamantopoulou, also sent her warm condolences for the death of Kostas Simitis.

“KOSTAS SIMITIS. Among the great Greeks. He put Greece in the EMU, he put Cyprus in the EU. He left his stamp on reforms of modernization with a social sign and on the biggest projects from the era of Charilaou Trikoupis. He practiced popular politics without populism. He left his books as a legacy on Patriotism, Social Democracy, Modernization, Europe. He taught ethics with his way of life and his behavior. A teacher to us who worked with him. Great! His memory is eternal,” wrote Anna Diamantopoulou.

Pavlos Geroulanos: Greatest national loss – He proved that when Greece wants, it can

PASOK MP Pavlos Geroulanos speaks of a “greatest national loss” in his post on “x”, on the occasion of the loss of former Prime Minister Kostas Simitis, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 88.

“A Prime Minister who proved that when Greece wants, it can,” he added.

“The greatest national loss is the death of Kostas Simitis. Whatever anyone says is little. It was associated with Greece at the height of its diplomatic power, with Greece in the EMU, at the center of Europe and Cyprus in the EU, with the Greece of great projects and the optimism of the Olympic Games, as well as with the timeless request of modernization of the country.

A Prime Minister who proved that when Greece wants, it can.

My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones”, emphasized Pavlos Geroulanos.

Michalis Katrinis: A great loss for Greece and PASOK – We say goodbye to him with deep pain and emotion

“The death of Kostas Simitis is a great loss for Greece and for PASOK.
Kostas Simitis left a strong political imprint on our recent political history.
His governance was identified with achievements of a national scope, such as the country’s accession to the EMU and the accession of Cyprus as a full member of the European Union.
He was the authentic exponent of a political thought for the modernization of the country and the strengthening of its European identity.
A consistent fighter and a deep democrat, he vigorously resisted the dictatorship.
He kept PASOK united and led it to two electoral victories, always giving his “present” in the struggles of the great democratic faction.
All of us say goodbye to him with deep pain but also great emotion”, wrote PASOK – Movement for Change MP Michalis Katrinis.

Haris Doukas: He taught us a lot – Goodbye president

The mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, wrote on Facebook: “Kostas Simitis taught us a lot. By his example and morals. He was a fighter of the Republic. A bold reformer. A great Europeanist. A great professor, but also a person. Modern Greece bears his signature. My sincere condolences to his family. Goodbye President”.

Adonis Georgiadis for Simitis: He connected his name with Greece’s entry into the euro

The Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, also expressed his sincere condolences for the loss of Kostas Simitis to the family of the former prime minister.

With his post on “X” he states: