Controversies on both sides about the election result, attribution of blame to Nikos Androulakis and retorts from his supporters, but also the prospect of cooperation in the wider area of ​​the Center-Left characterized the long-hour meeting of the PASOK-KINAL Central Committee.

The discussion took place without any particular tensions except for individual procedural controversies, since the clear road map proposed by Nikos Androulakis and the announcements of the nominations relieved the mood. Indicatively, some of the speeches of executives and parliamentarians.

Michalis Katrinis, who reports that in the next few days he will announce his own candidacy, in his speech mentioned how “clearly there is a need for a new, democratic majority, an alternative proposal for governing the country. PASOK has the responsibility of the initiative, it must be the protagonist in this effort. The country and the faction together need a strong and creative shock.” He added that “PASOK must meet its real soul again. To draw a new, dividing line with maintenance and interests. The time has come to once again become the essential force of political change, in the Greece of the establishment and maintenance. Because only in this way can we inspire, unite, claim, win. To become again the PASOK of great ruptures and great social and political conquests”.

Nikos Christodoulakis, head of In Social, said among other things that the result is not good, but it is not a disaster. He commented negatively on the possibility of cooperation with the Center-Left, as he said, “The Center-Left is PASOK. There are no others.” Mr. Christodoulakis compared two models on this. The New People’s Front in France, which has no principles and is a opportunistic collaboration, and the other of Britain’s Labor which, with work ethic and consistency, created power dynamics. “If we don’t build alliances in society then those who are young and helpless will turn either to the right or to the left,” he noted.

Thodoros Margaritis from the Renewing Left strongly criticized the time-consuming procedures being followed in PASOK and emphasized that political alliances of progressive forces, such as in France, Spain and Italy, are needed to defeat Mitsotakis and New Democracy. He mentioned about the expansion of PASOK that its name also includes Movement for Change and not everything is “PASOK-Good years”.

Finally, he protested because there was no reaction from Charilaou Trikoupis to what the government representative P. Marinakis said against Harry Doukas.

The intervention of Stefanos Parastatides, who proposed the need for PASOK to formulate a national strategy with a specific plan and does not make choices of persons or keep balances or distances, caused a sensation. “I am not here today to declare neutrality. I’m here to raise my hand too. Not to become a candidate. But to put in a political context the ideas that I think our space expresses. To elaborate and submit, in the company of those with whom we have an ideological affinity and a political understanding, A political plan for the country and the party A political plan that will be based on my pre-election slogan, Paradigm Change, which I deeply believe in and which I do not it begins outside us as a political position and attitude, but from ourselves.’

Pavlos Christidis underlined that “defining our political identity is not an individual job, not even the job of a Political Council or our Central Committee. It is the validation of a large, open political process that we have to do in the next period of time. She is the one who will lead the developments in the organizational processes, she is the one who will politically define the identity and the character of our political space, so that our parliamentarians, executives, members of our Central Committee, respect the democratic decisions we take at our congresses , in our central committees, in our political bodies».

The PASOK-KINAL MP emphasized how “to determine with our political physiognomy to extend invitations to all. To all. Institutionally and politically. Not with deals, but with a goal and a vision of a successful and strong Greece. The return of politics includes something else. That those who bet on the dissolution of PASOK were defeated. And they must be defeated again. And that’s up to us. And we have to make a decision. Do we want the strengthening of PASOK or the dissolution of PASOK? I am with the first opinion. And I will serve her.

PASOK is the core of the democratic faction and its reconstruction initiatives belong to us. Not claustrophobically, not selfishly, not looking at ourselves in the mirror and believing that we are doing everything right, that we are the best, that we did everything right and that we never make mistakes. But understanding the historical experience that this faction has given to the Greek citizen and form a substantial alternative proposal for governance with a plan that mobilizes the masses and gives vision, enthusiasm, drive, emotion, soul to a faction that has been the star for many decades. With an open agenda and compass the unity and perspective of the Greek people. This is what I believe we can do and this is what we should do».

Nadia Giannakopoulou stated that she will be “present on the front line. As I have always been, and especially in the most difficult times for PASOK, and I will fight for our legacy, principles and values, to move the country forward, to make the big cuts and changes that the homeland needs, for to support and give hope and perspective to Greek society».

Regarding the election result, he emphasized that in a period that highlighted the possibility of a major change in affiliations and strengthening of PASOK, we did not succeed in this either. He estimated that at the critical moment the complete blurring of our physiognomy and political stigma was to blame.

Milena Apostolaki argued that the progressive world cannot stand battles for a chair, especially at a time when the right is no longer at 41% and SYRIZA is facing an existential crisis.

“The progressive world is waiting for battles concerning the future of the country and the faction. PASOK has always been and must be a big open party, with a structure, with organs and executives, and it must open its doors for executives to come, but of course the voters of the progressive space and not navel-gazing. We are looking for a leader who will win the election so that change can come again. But no one can achieve this alone. It needs a strong leadership team, it needs qualified executives to structure realistic proposals that will solve the problems and move the country forward“, emphasized the PASOK-KINAL member of parliament.