PASOK nixes raising House entry threshold

Main opposition PASOK rejected speculation over the weekend that it has agreed to raising the parliamentary entry threshold for smaller parties amid discussions of potential amendments to the electoral law.

Socialist party leader Nikos Androulakis is said to have discussed potential modifications earlier this month in a meeting with conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

"We are surprised to see reports suggesting that PASOK supports raising the entry threshold for parties in Parliament. These are unfounded scenarios, as the president of PASOK has publicly and unequivocally expressed its opposition to such a measure," sources within PASOK said.