George Papandreou, a candidate for the leadership of the Movement for Change, addressed a call for participation to all and especially to the young people, speaking to ERT. “We are giving them the opportunity to emerge as pioneers in the effort for change,” said the former prime minister. He added that “the people must participate in democratic processes every day, not every four years. This philosophy is served by the process of electing a president from the grassroots. “I fought for this idea, which was later adopted by many European parties.”
Mr. Papandreou also noted that on the way to the polls, the self-organization of the citizens is a model for the day after the elections, a model for the Movement that everyone seeks to become.
Explaining the purpose of his candidacy and what he will do the day after the election, the former prime minister stressed that he is not simply seeking the presidency of the Movement for Change, but to create a dynamic to overthrow the political scene.
“To create a large and strong democratic progressive faction, with a strong government proposal against conservation. For Greece and the Greeks. “I am a candidate to fight for change, like Andreas Papandreou in 1974”, he said characteristically and identified three main goals:
a) Strengthening democracy
(b) Strengthening social justice and the protection of social rights; and
c) Implementation of a fair green transition, with substantial support to small and medium enterprises, their digital conversion, support to the farmer, energy communities, RES, the release of young people’s creativity.
On the crucial issue of collaborations, George Papandreou kept clear distances from ND and SYRIZA, as he claimed that they are fighting over who has the greatest responsibility for the wrong texts. “We are looking forward to it. “Our goal is to move the country forward,” he stressed.
For his differentiation on the debate, the former prime minister stressed the need for “a debate with substantive discussion and content, which will enable us to develop the positions for a forward-looking Movement. I want to ensure a substantive discussion, not a discussion of impressions “.
He stated that in case he loses in the internal party elections, he will continue to fight from any angle. “I believe in collectivity. “We all need it to grow our Movement,” he said.
Regarding the name and symbols of PASOK, which are discussed a lot, Mr. Papandreou said: “Emotionally we are all PASOK. “Let us give the symbols the content of the progressive policy, let them donate them with the oxygen of our principles and discuss in our conference”.
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