By Despina Vlepakis

The PASOK it receives pressure from both the right and the left, and this for experienced executives around Harilaou Trikoupis shows that the reliable and programmatic opposition exercised by the party has results. “We address society and society listens to our message,” commented an executive at listing the initiatives of Nikos Androulakis and his deputies on a number of issues such as the amendment for the inclusion of nurses and paramedics in the BAE, the PASOK proposal on the conditions that must be met by golden visa holders for its renewal (in relation to the short-term lease) but also the amendment for an extraordinary levy of 5% for banking institutions.

“The proposals are elements of our political plan for another way of governing, progressive and reliable, which will give life to the creative forces of the place as well as hope and perspective to all Greek citizens” says the Nikos Androulakis in his article in the newspaper “TA NEA”

The interventions of Harilaou Trikoupis are putting pressure on the Government, comment close associates of the President. With the press representative of PASOK Kostas Tsoukalas in the context of his television appearance on the show “MEGA Weekend” to set the tone: “And on the question of the inclusion of nurses in the heavy and unhealthy, but also on the question of the extraordinary contribution to the profits of the banks, PASOK sets the agenda and in the opinion our government is forced to follow it”.

The attitude towards Koumoundourou

The attacks by SYRIZA they are certainly being discussed in the green faction, however PASOK’s strategy is to promote it, with the opposition it exercises as the opposing pole against the ND. Of course, under no circumstances will the challenges from Koumundourou’s side go unanswered, something that was made clear by the President of PASOK in the last meeting of his parliamentary group. “We are against the government, but we are also against vulgarity and populism. Therefore, we will not leave anything unanswered,” he said Nikos Androulakis in his deputation, in a meeting that had, of all things, treats for his name day, unexpected visitors such as the ND deputy Yannis Loverdos who broke into the PASOK parliamentary group to wish him a position as well Pavlos Geroulanos which was discussed. “We must oppose the Government and not the opposition.” reported Pavlos Geroulanos and it was enough to light fires in the press offices as the first battle between the two after the internal party elections, with associates of both Nikos Androulakis and Pavlos Geroulanos attempting to downplay the event.

The powders

And the MPs seem to need “dusters” since information indicates that “lizarries” are being prepared with answers for the PASOK MPs in a number of areas that they are asked to manage. In the manuals there will be questions on critical issues, the answers, what the Government says but also what is the “truth” about PASOK. The beginning is expected to be made by the Economy sector run by Pavlos Geroulanos in the parliamentary group.

In the queue for department heads…

As we learn, there are dozens of resumes of senior PASOK members and friends who arrive in Harilaou Trikoupi for a position in PASOK’s sectors every day. According to information, so far there are 1450 people who are interested in contributing with their proposals to the creation of an agenda and positions for the Official Opposition party. The selection of departmental heads is a puzzle that is called upon to solve by experienced officials such as the party secretary Andreas Spyropoulosthe head of Political Planning Anna Diamantopoulou and the director in the President’s office Elena Anastasiou. According to the data, 46% hold a master’s degree and 17% hold a PhD. The resumes that arrived at Harilaou Trikoupi are specialized in many different fields such as Occupational Safety, Governance, international law, crisis management, environmental infrastructure management, energy policies, local development, water resources management, health economics, mental health, supply chains, agri-food, medicine, business research, small business resilience, urban planning design etc

In fact, more than half are between 30 and 50 years old (30-40 for 25%, 40-50 for 30%). Apart from the objective qualifications, an important factor in the equation for the selection of the elected will be the time that the candidates for the sectors are willing to allocate for their duties, something that the President of PASOK seems to have given as an instruction. The platform for those interested remains open, while all indications are that the department heads will finally be announced after the holidays since the staff want a thorough analysis of the CVs.

With Anna and…in the Metro

Nikos Androulakis goes up to Thessaloniki on Monday to see the city’s Metro up close and to take a guided tour of the project that is giving life to the co-capital. After all, the President of PASOK is also a Member of Parliament for Thessaloniki (he held the seat of Haris Kastanidis in the 1st of Thessaloniki in the elections) and has a personal interest in the co-capital. Besides, a big bet for Harilaou Trikoupis is the strengthening of the party’s percentages in Northern Greece. The president of the movement will be accompanied by PASOK department heads, Thanasis Glavinas from the Political Council as well as the political planning officer of the party Anna Diamantopoulou. According to information, the idea for the visit was put on the table at the last meeting of the Political Center by Mrs. Diamantopoulou and was enthusiastically received by the President.