By Despina Vlepakis

The days of the holidays find the executives of Harilaou Trikoupis in moments of relaxation and carefree. A breather needed as the 2025 calendar already has dates circled for meetings expected to be crucial milestones for the Green faction.

PASOK Political Council – Remains pending

The convening of the Supreme governing body of the party remains pending, as the Political Council of PASOK met for the last time on Wednesday 19 June, a few days after the European elections amid turmoil, introversion and questioning of his face Nikos Androulakis. Many executives then fired heavily at the leadership for the way the party was led to the European elections in June and for the results of the ballot. The hammering that the President received for the lack of democratic processes and meetings of the bodies was for many the fuse of developments for Nikos Androulakis’ decision to lead PASOK institutionally and organized in internal party polls. Immediately after his rechristening, the President created another body, the nine-member Political Center, with the information in the period after the internal party elections talking about an imminent meeting of the Political Council, with 2024, however, saying goodbye to us without its realization and many around Harilaou Trikoupi wonder when and if the body will finally meet in the new year. It may be that the party’s rise in the polls, the conquest of the position of the Official Opposition and the indisputable victory of Nikos Androulakis have put it into “hibernation” which internal party dispute but it is considered certain that the different voices will be expressed institutionally at the meeting of the competent body, and the views of members of the Political Council who faced the President in the internal party race will be heard Tonia Antoniou, Petros Efthymiou, Haris Kastanidis, Hara Kefalidou, Paris Koukoulopoulos, Evangelia Liakoulis, Theodoros Margaritis, Apostolos Panas, Filippos Sahinidis, Costas Skandalidis and Michalis Katrinis.

Central committee in January

It is considered a given that the Central Committee of the party will be convened by the end of January. It will be the first meeting after the internal party elections and the re-election of Nikos Androulakis to the leadership, and an opportunity for all PASOK factions to develop their positions and strategy for the next day of the movement. PASOK, with the initiatives and amendments it submits on social issues, has succeeded in being, in practice, the main opponent of the ND, officials of Harilaou Trikoupis say, and the goal is to intensify the effort. The assessment is that the fermentations that will take place in the Central Committee will contribute in this direction. Executives who have expressed different opinions from Nikos Androulakis and his team will have the opportunity to be appointed to the body, especially during the internal party elections. Most place the convening of the body on a date close to January 20. However, the bets are given and taken on when the president will make the decision and the KOES (Central Organizing Committee of the Conference) will be announced. In this case, whether the announcement is made at a possible meeting of the Political Council, or at the January Central Committee Meeting, or at a meeting of an organ in the following period, the organs that are in operation essentially lose their power and the party is institutionally led to the Organizational Congress.

Election of the President of the Republic – PASOK’s attitude

P ASOK decided to move institutionally on the issue of the election of the President of the Republic, it resisted the pre-election but also the sirens from the right and the left to take a position until now. The only condition for supporting a person that Nikos Androulakis has placed in the public sphere is the roots in the Center-Left. The information states that the discussion on handling and faces will start in Harilaou Trikoupi upon returning from the holidays. However, at this time it seems that all scenarios are on the table despite the public positions of PASOK executives. It is possible that Harilaou Trikoupi will nominate a person for the Supreme State Office in time in an attempt to demonstrate her strength against Syriza and in the battle for dominance in the Center-Left, but no one can rule out the possibility that PASOK will wait for his proposal Kyriakou Mitsotakis to position themselves and make their own proposal in case they do not agree with the choice of the Prime Minister. However, according to information, even if the proposal of Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to renew the term of office of Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the support of Charilaou Trikoupis is not self-evident and without discussion. As close associates of the President of PASOK convey, supporting this particular candidacy will be an easier choice given that PASOK voted for it last time. However, the internal party opposition of Nikos Androulakis, as it has been formed after the intra-party polls, seems to have a different opinion, to raise issues of the rule of law and executives to evaluate the term of the current PtD with a negative sign. In fact, the information states that they are expected to express their views on the issue at the meetings of the party bodies, if the current situation requires it.

Political conference or conference in the Spring

The Spring meeting is expected with particular interest inside and outside Harilaou Trikoupi. The positions and the program of the party will be on the agenda, but it is certain that the news will be occupied by the new arrivals of executives who will respond to the call of Nikos Androulakis for “bilateral expansion”. Many argue that it will be an opportunity for executives and former MPs from other parties, who are trying to find common ground with PASOK, to participate in the movement’s conference in the Spring. Many are already betting on the appearance of former SYRIZA MP and current independent Petros Pappas in the proceedings, while there are not a few who estimate that Rania Thrakia and Yiannis Sarakiotis could present their positions. The case of Yiannis Sarakiotis, if and if he wants to get on the PASOK bandwagon and run as a candidate with the Official Opposition party in his constituency, namely Fthiotida, is expected to cause shockwaves in Charilaou Trikoupi given that the seat for PASOK are claimed by officials of the green faction, among them the former member of parliament Nikos Tsonis but also Vangelis Tsogas, a member of the PASOK Committee and one of the closest associates of Nikos Androulakis.

It will be preceded by the open Regional Conferences throughout Greece in which issues that concern each region will be raised. The agenda will be created after the proposals of PASOK echelons that have already swept the country. In fact, it is not excluded that executives who are flirting with the idea of ​​joining PASOK, will make dynamic appearances as early as the Regional Conferences of the Official Opposition party in their region.

Organizational conference summer or autumn

The last stop is the Organizational Conference of the party, which is also considered the most critical meeting as it is the conference that has the legitimacy to change everything in the party. There are many dates on the table with some executives estimating that it will take place in the summer and others placing it in the Fall. A new Secretary will be elected there with Andreas Spyropoulos leaving the position he has held since June 2022 after his sweeping victory with the support of 88% of the Central Committee. Many believe he will contest a place on the party’s ballot for the next national election. This will be preceded by the election of new members of the Central Committee.