“In 2004 we established a process of democratic participation that was innovative and unprecedented for Greece and beyond. Our goal is to open channels of participation, to strengthen the voice of the citizen, in the decisions that concern him. We did it with the self-confidence of our values, our ideas, and today we need this participatory perception to permeate the entire Greek society. To give reason, dignity and voice to all citizens. This is the only way we will face the big issues of the time, the big dilemmas, the big challenges”, he said from Patras, immediately after exercising his right to vote, the former prime minister and former president of PASOK-KINAL, George Papandreou.

“That’s why mass participation today makes PASOK stronger, shapes the perspective for a united faction, which paves the way for a big, green, progressive change in our country. A democracy not only participatory, but of equality, solidarity, social justice and freedom. The next day in PASOK is a day that I believe we will see the sun rise again”, he added.