“We not only stood up, we not only fought, but today we are here to say that the worst is behind us and the best is ahead. And for this I want to thank all the ordinary people of PASOK, who did not think for a minute to leave the ranks of the democratic faction, but stayed and fight every day”.

This was emphasized, among others, by the president of PASOK – KINAL and re-candidate for the presidency of the party, Nikos Androulakis, speaking tonight at a gathering in Patras, a few hours before the intra-party polls opened.

As he added, “it is this world today that makes us feel optimistic, strong and believe that we can succeed, that we can achieve total overturn, because our political speech was and is clear and consistent.”

In fact, as he characteristically stated, “this is what the people who left SYRIZA and are steadily coming towards PASOK judged.”

“So this party,” continued Nikos Androulakis, “with its modern program, with its political ethos, with its responsibility, with its realism, with its renewal, can and I believe it will be the party that will overthrow the ND from government”.

At the same time, he noted that “not only will we be together this Sunday, but above all we will be united together for the Sunday of the national elections, when we will make history, when those who predicted that PASOK will be a thing of the past will understand that it is the future, the hope and the perspective that will turn the page for the place, for social justice and national dignity”.

Also, Nikos Androulakis noted that “we succeeded, because thousands of people throughout Greece could not imagine the political system without PASOK” and added: “They could not imagine that the party with the biggest positive impact in all these decades of post-colonialism, it could disappear and be replaced by a party whose dominant tool was populism, divisive strategy and wishful thinking. And indeed without a political staff that could properly serve a government of the country. And this was amply demonstrated from 2015 to 2019 with the Tsipras-Kammenou government.”

“So we”, he added, “continuing the strategy of our late president, Fofi Gennimata, with political autonomy against our political opponents, continuing with unity, with renewal, with everything I committed to in December 2021, we proved that we had a firm attitude , with unity, with seriousness, with reliability and with renewal at all levels”.

“We are no longer” as he underlined, “a party of memory, another one of nostalgia, since there are young people everywhere, but we are a party of all generations of our country, a party that slowly and steadily embraces the anxieties of all Greeks” and continued: “They hear us again, watch us and vote for us. And we can not devalue all these important two and a half years, but by building even more on the solid foundations of these months, these years, we can become a strong government alternative that will defeat the ND in the next national elections”.

Speaking in a personal tone, he said that “I personally proved on June 30 that above all for me is the perspective of PASOK, because I am not pinned to any chair, that’s why I said quick elections so that we don’t sink into introversion with only the eventual winner Mr. Mitsotakis”.

“I pledge” as he characteristically said, “that if you honor me tomorrow with your vote, as half of Crete is green, half of Greece will be green in the next national elections” and he added: “Together we will move forward, together we will fight, together we will we will win, not only tomorrow and the following Sunday, but above all we will win the maintenance, the client state, the worthlessness and the opacity of the ND which condemns the hopes of the Greek people”.

Concluding his speech, Nikos Androulakis noted that “I pledge here from Patras, from democratic Achaia, that what we have achieved in two and a half years will seem very little compared to what we will achieve in the following years” and added: “A few hours are left and tomorrow’s victory will be the victory of the faction, tomorrow’s victory will be the victory of the people and the country, because tomorrow’s victory will determine the style, the ethos and the orientation of the next government of the country. Together we made PASOK a protagonist again, together we will make it a government and it will bring better days for everyone”.