Androulakis re-elected PASOK leader

Nikos Androulakis has won the runoff for the leadership of the socialist PASOK party, with nearly 60% of the vote.

Androulakis' rival, Athens mayor Haris Doukas, called to congratulate him before the results were finalized Sunday night.

According to the final results, Androul;akis got 125,820 votes, or 59.92% of the valid ballots. Doukas got 84,149 (40.08%).

A total of 213,001 party members and friends voted. There were 1,635 spoiled ballots and 1,397 blank ones. Turnout was more than 25% lower than on the first Sunday, but higher than in 2021 when 207,658 had voted.

Androulakis, 45, won the first round with 29.64%, while Doukas, 44, narrowly secured second place with 21.41%, just ahead of former minister Pavlos Yeroulanos, who received 21.12%

Androulakis has been PASOK leader since December 2021, when he handily defeated former leader and Prime...