He announced this decision at the last Council of the Organization held in Geneva at the beginning of July and opened the process for filing nominations for the positions of President and Secretary General
From the Office of the former Prime Minister, Member of Parliament for Achaia of PASOK-Movement of Change and President of the Socialist International, George A. Papandreou, on the occasion of recent publications reported in the Socialist International, the following announcement was issued:
“Georgos A. Papandreou, the longest-serving president of the Socialist International, as he has led the Organization since 2006, will not run again for the position of president of the Socialist International, respecting the provisions of the Statute of the Organization that he proposed and which were decided at the Conference held in South Africa in 2012 and provide for a specific number of terms and in particular, two terms”.
“He communicated this decision to the last Council of the Organization held in Geneva at the beginning of July and opened the process for submitting nominations for the positions of President and Secretary General” adds the announcement and concludes:
“At the same time, George A. Papandreou is working with members of the bureau on the framework with which the Socialist International will be led into a future characterized by major challenges at all levels and which makes socialist principles and values ​​more necessary than ever.”
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