His president is certainly a lucky man. What remains to prove to those who believe him is whether his luck knows how to use it properly for his party. PASOK’s president for the time being appears to be aware of his fate but also of the fact that it is not enough to appoint a parliamentary main opposition. You have to prove that you have a program and you can appear as a government alternative. PASOK spokesperson Kostas Tsukalas rushed to clarify things by saying that “We will continue on the same path of responsibility, consistency to cope with our new increased parliamentary duties. Our aim is to make political change an act.” A few hours later Nikos Androuliakis in an interview took things further down by pointing out that “our goal is – and should be – more and more Greeks seeing a perspective in PASOK. A political choice credible, serious, with political ethos and consistency, that can change and improve their lives. This is my agony. This new period must find our array with even greater expectations. More work, closer to the civilian. Because the goal is no longer whether and when we will become a main opposition, but how we will defeat the New Democracy to change the central policy that multiplys the problems of everyday life of the Greek people.” Harilau Trikoupi’s leadership has reportedly set two important stations to show the tactics with which it will move as a major opposition. The first is the meeting with the social partners (GSEE, SBE, BSE, GSEBE, ESEE, SETE) 27 November to restore collective agreements. The second station is the vote on the budget. There Nikos Androuliakis will attempt to show that not only does he have an agenda but he can convince the citizens that he can be convincingly opposed to Kyriakos Mitsotakis and defeat him parliamentaryly. Paul Geroulanos will speak there for the first time as the head of the Recovery Fund after a long dissonance as he recently operated on his vocal cords.
The bet of Nikos Androuliakis: Will PASOK fit into the main opposition’s new suit?
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