Candidates spar over party strategy and past allegiances

The six candidates vying for the leadership of socialist PASOK opposition clashed in a three-hour televised debate broadcast on state television ERT late Tuesday. 

Initial reports suggest that no clear winner emerged from the debate among incumbent leader Nikos Androulakis, former minister and EU commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, MP and former minister Pavlos Geroulanos, and MPs Michalis Katrinis and Nadia Giannakopoulou. The candidates appeared well-prepared to defend themselves against criticism from their opponents. As expected, none disclosed their plans for what they would do if they did not advance to the second round of the elections.

The discussion began calmly, with some sharp comments and insinuations, but the candidates progressively engaged in heated exchanges and did not hold back. Androulakis' remark to Doukas - who has...