The climate of satisfaction for his perspective PASOK-Movement for Changerecorded by the latest opinion polls, was evident from the smiles and optimism of the members of the Central Political Committee and became enthusiastic when the party president, Nikos Androulakis, clarified in his speech the strategy that PASOK-KINAL will follow: “I say it clearly: The PASOK that I envision, the PASOK that I am fighting for, the PASOK of all of us, does not aim to simply overtake SYRIZA. He aims to win the New Democracy”, underlined Mr. Androulakis to applause. “Polls are snapshots of the moment and we don’t collect photo albums. We are here to defeat ND”.

In addition, he made a clear opening for the expansion of PASOK-KINAL to all progressive forces. “I call on every citizen, every progressive person, to join forces so that there is a strong and credible opposition today and a strong progressive government in the next elections. Maintenance must acquire a worthy opponent”, said the president of PASOK-Movement of Change.

Mr. Androulakis underlined that he does not wish for “easy and ineffectual summit weldings but the difficult, laborious, solid path of social alliances, with principles, values ​​and political positions. The country needs a strong opposition but above all a strong government alternative proposal. And we work for it every day inside and outside the Parliament. So, we are moving forward with the next stop, the European elections. Let’s go all together. United. Renewed. Strong. To mark our victorious course against New Democracy. For a Greece with a fair and resilient society, which will be able to offer many and good jobs to the new generation, to give them the opportunity to create again in their place”.

Mr. Androulakis argued that the government is now directly assessed for its actions without the alibi of SYRIZA and is responsible for the continued reduction of real wages and incomes, the accuracy and food inflation that has been galloping for the last 2.5 years, for tackle tax evasion, the party of €4.5 billion in direct commissions in 2021-22. “Citizens owe an explanation for the collapse of the National Health System, for the crime in Tempe, which is the most characteristic illustration of the government’s failure to fulfill perhaps the most basic duty of the state: guaranteeing the safety of citizens,” Mr. Androulakis. He added that New Democracy, in order to once again cover up the responsibilities of the minister and its executives, “hid” behind the anti-European ideologies of the KKE and instead of investigating the criminal responsibilities for breach of duty and disloyalty of the members. Spirtzis and Karamanlis, who, based on the European Prosecutor’s file, are responsible for the non-implementation of remote control, we will end up discussing the history of the railways since 1997″.

“We are bound by their cry of anguish ‘that the crime of Tempe should not be forgotten’, and that is why we are fighting,” he added.

He spoke of a staff fiasco in Thessaly, the port of Piraeus, New Philadelphia, Rhodes and Evros this summer with the fires. To be precise, the president of PASOK-KINAL mentioned in particular that the government continues to speculate against the citizens and after 2.5 years of unacceptable inaction and a complete lack of political will, fines began to be imposed on multinationals. He observed that banks continue to charge abusive commissions and fees for transactions, while the increase in interest rates “suffocates” households and businesses. And in the basic food and living items, our country is significantly more expensive than the rest of the European countries, by 30-50%. “They are neither able nor willing to protect the citizens’ income from the inflation of greed,” argued Nikos Androulakis.

The president of PASOK-KINAL reiterated his party’s position for the reduction of VAT on basic goods, the reinforcement of the staff at D.I.M.E.A. and the Competition Commission for intensive and continuous controls, and for the emancipation of the consumer movement through the Single Consumer Authority, for the creation of which PASOK has already filed a law proposal.

More generally, regarding the course of the economy, Mr. Androulakis stated that PASOK never had a hidden agenda, and described as “unfair” the attacks he received for the tax proposals he tabled before the elections, attributing the first to planning in order to prevent PASOK from being voted in. because it supposedly brings a “tax storm”. “We have never closed our eyes to the problem of tax evasion. Mr. Mitsotakis did Pontius Pilate for so many years,” he added.

“In this new cycle that opens today, we move forward together, because our work gives rise to hope and expectations, because our effort creates trust in our party. The country needs bold changes. Citizens thirst for justice, dignity and perspective. In this new cycle, our responsibility is even greater. And I address from this stage to all citizens: Come and join our forces, our anxieties, our hopes and I promise that we will be by your side every day. I am addressing those who want Greece to become a normal European country, which respects institutions and independent authorities, the rule of law and democracy. I am addressing the parents who see their children going to schools without teachers and without infrastructure. To young people who are anxious for a better future and decent wages. To the private and public employees who bear the burden of taxation. To the freelancers who sack them all together. To our parents who go to hospitals who are left to their own devices. Where the reforms modernize the state, promote upward social mobility and reduce inequalities”, underlined Nikos Androulakis.