PASOK MP: ‘We have to see what went wrong’ in EU elections

A lawmaker with socialist PASOK said on Thursday the party needs to establish "what went wrong" following disappointing results in the recent European elections. 

"This is no time for a witch hunt," Pavlos Geroulanos told Open TV. "Everyone is judged."

His comments came as prominent lawmakers challenged party leader Nikos Androulakis after PASOK finished third, behind SYRIZA, on Sunday, missing their target of a second-place finish.

"PASOK's goal was to become the second party. Nikos Androulakis had said that if we came third, it would be a political defeat," he said, noting however the record-low turnout. 

He also dismissed claims that PASOK doesn't do well in Attica, Greece's most populous region, adding that the party's percentages went up compared to the other electoral contests.

Geroulanos also dismissed speculation that he will be one of the...

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