Haris Doukas

PASOK Leadership Race: Candidates and Campaign Dynamics

The three candidates for the leadership of PASOK so far will meet in September. During the intervening days, Haris Doukas, Pavlos Geroulanos, and the current president, Nikos Androulakis, plan to seize every opportunity to promote their candidacies.

The current mayor of Athens and an MP and former Culture Minister announced Sunday they will challenge current PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis in an October contest.

Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas, 44, and MP Pavlos Geroulanos, 58, announced their candidacies for the socialist party's leadership at a Central Political Committee meeting Sunday.

With internal turmoil threatening to tear it apart in the wake of June's European Parliament elections, socialist PASOK is heading to leadership elections early in the fall, with relevant procedures expected to be launched at Sunday's crucial meeting of the party's central committee.

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas stated in an interview with ANT1 TV channel on Thursday that he will announce his plan for the country at PASOK's central committee, on Sunday .

Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas hinted that he plans to run for the leadership of the Socialist PASOK party in a social media post on Thursday. 

In a Facebook post Doukas stated that PASOK can defeat the ruling New Democracy party, just as he did in the mayoral election in Athens, while repeating the phrase "let's go."

Haris Doukas has responded to Manolis Christodoulakis’ call for cooperation with enthusiasm, expressing readiness to join forces immediately. In his post today, the Mayor of Athens affirmed their partnership, aiming to revive hope and unify efforts against ND, much like they successfully did in Athens.

Manolis Christodoulakis, a PASOK MP, has addressed a letter to Athens Mayor Haris Doukas amidst the backdrop of the PASOK leadership election.

The Athens Municipality will be conducting an audit of the authority's finances following the discovery by the new administration of a significant shortfall in its coffers after assuming office nearly seven months ago.

The probe, which will be carried out by a team of chartered accountants and lawyers, was ordered by Athens Mayor Haris Doukas and approved by the Municipal Council.

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, in a letter to PASOK's central committee on Tuesday, called for a party leadership election in November.

Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras is seen as the best candidate to lead an alliance of center-left parties, according to a poll by GPO aired on Star TV late Thursday.