A call to citizens to support PASOK in the upcoming elections was addressed from Ioannina by the President of the party, Nikos Androulakis.

“On May 21, voting for PASOK results in only PASOK. PASOK was and will be the political home of every democrat and progressive citizen“, characteristically said Mr. Androulakis.

The PASOK president’s speech lasted about 35-40 minutes and focused on the central issues of the time, without going into many programmatic details.

The president of PASOK attacked both K. Mitsotakis and Al. Tsipras for the “dirty war” they are waging on his party and him personally.

“Mr. Mitsotakis said in an interview that I have a personal problem with him, but that is not the issue, millions of Greeks have a personal problem with his policies. Mr. Mitsotakis must understand that he is bringing back the worst era of the right, an era when Andreas Papandreou’s PASOK was closed in the timeline of history,” he noted.

He highlighted the contradictions in the stakes set by ND and SYRIZA. “Mr. Mitsotakis is trying to wear the suit of stability, while he is the main factor of instability with wiretapping, the capture of the state by the “blue” children, boldly declaring that he will drag the country into whatever confrontations are needed, as long as he is himself Prime Minister. On the other hand, Mr. Tsipras says something terrible: ‘I make a government of only winners’. What does a government of only winners mean? It means that he does not believe in simple proportionality, which he himself voted for. So, the priority of Mr. Tsipras, even if all democrats, progressive Greeks understand it, is not to leave the Right and Mitsotakis, it is to become prime minister himself at any cost to the country“, he pointed out.

He also wondered which of Mr. Tsipras’ choices is progressive, as today he is “tightly tied” with Mr. Antonaros, the representative of the Karamanlis government, while he has Mr. Kammenos’ staff on his ballot papers.

“Is it progressive that his closest associate, Mr. Pappas, is convicted 13-0 by the Special Court because of the TV licenses, and instead of being at home, he is on the SYRIZA ballot? Finally, let Mr. Tsipras stop pretending to be the representative of progressive governance. The only thing he can achieve is to be the scarecrow in favor of Mr. Mitsotakiscommented Mr. Androulakis.

He prioritized a second chance at dignity for all Greek borrowers who transparently fought, struggled but failed.

“We will not allow the Greek economy to be de-Hellenized”, he said characteristically, making clear the difference with the populisms that Mr. Tsipras said in 2014 before elections about seisachtia and a year later he passed the law that handed over the bad loans to the funds, with the result that today that a large part of the Greek people is being blackmailed. “Against populism, we respond with justice and rationality“, write down.

He spoke about a new Contract of Honor with the farmer and farmer of our country and presented a package of immediate implementation measures to support producers, with:

Reduction of production costs especially for agricultural supplies and fuel, with zero excise duty on agricultural oil for the period of the crisis.

With the support of energy communities among farmers, for energy production from RES.

Universal protection of agricultural land from confiscations.

Establishment of the non-disposal and tax-free of subsidies, compensations and subsidies for farmers.

Update of the ELGA Insurance Regulation, with an extension of the coverage of disasters to animal and plant capital due to climate change.

Completion within a year of all procedures for the programs of the new CAP. With specific application, assessment and payment dates.

Abolition of the policy of the runner-up beneficiary, through proper planning of resources and not waste on benefits.
Mr. Androulakis also tabled a series of proposals to strengthen the public character of both health and education, two areas which PASOK has supported over time like no other party.