What do the ‘exes’ think about the center-left?

Costas Simitis does not intervene in PASOK's internal affairs, but he believes that the current circumstances represent a unique opportunity for the socialist party to reorganize. George Papandreou would like the next president of PASOK to be able to unite the center-left space, a view not shared by Evangelos Venizelos, who has expressed doubts about whether a coalition of forces is possible. As for Alexis Tsipras, disappointed by what is happening in SYRIZA, he remains out of the spotlight, though he is aware that eventually the period of silence will come to an end.

They are not on stage at the moment. But they are still watching closely and sometimes intervening. How do they see the unformed landscape now that both parties are looking for new leadership and a new compass?

Some still believe in the coalition. They believe that if PASOK and SYRIZA added their percentages, they could claim to fill the gap left by the center-left. Both parties are looking for new leadership, with no way to predict who will be in a position of strength.

Some have high hopes for Haris Doukas, others are preparing for the return of Alexis Tsipras, while there are many who believe that with SYRIZA facing a new split and New Democracy seeing its support dwindle, PASOK will be the big winner regardless of the outcome.

But what do the "exes" - the three former prime ministers and one former deputy prime minister - think of this unformed landscape?...

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