Tones are rising in PASOK in the final stretch for the election of a new president on October 6, with Haris Doukas opening fire against associates of the party’s president, Nikos Androulakis, making him, in fact, jointly responsible if he does not take a position.

In particular, in his statement, Haris Doukas states that “close associates of Nikos Androulakis have been attacking me with right-wing and far-right rhetoric for a very long time.”

Among other things, Mr. Doukas spoke of “extreme contracting of character assassination”, accusing the associates of Mr. Androulakis of “exactly reproducing the mud that feeds Maximos against me”.

Harry Doukas’ full statement:

The glass overflowed.

For a very long time, close associates of Nikos Androulakis have been attacking me with the rhetoric of the right and the extreme right.

I understand that I was disturbed, especially after the debate, because I responded to all the attacks I received and submitted specific program proposals.

Their attack has since turned into an extreme contract of character assassination. They went so far as to reproduce exactly the slime that Maximos feeds at my expense.

The poison must stop, here and now, because it undermines the necessary unity of PASOK.

Nikos Androulakis must take a stand, otherwise he will be jointly responsible.

As for me, I will continue my struggle together with the progressive and democratic citizens for the prospect of victory for PASOK and the democratic faction, without resorting to similar tactics, as I have done until today.