Greek irredentism

A week of political tensions lies ahead with the impact of the European elections continuing to resonate across the three big political parties that failed to reach their goals.

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.

The Central Committee of PASOK will meet at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday amid internal party turmoil to decide the date of leadership elections.

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."

The president of PASOK has run out of allies and is heading towards a leadership election after summer - Sunday will see the announcement of the schedule - Plans and internal party ferment

Tension is high within PASOK following the stormy session of the Political Council and the Central Committee - All eyes are now on the battle for new leadership

"No one" is first - PASOK president enters the race for the party's leadership election with a lead - See the presentation of the survey

Barrage from Executives for "Elections Now" in PASOK - Catalyst for Developments: Threats of Expulsions - Discussions about September 3

An old and experienced politician once gave advice to the scion of a political family on how, and with whom, he should govern. But the crucial advice came at the end: "You won't rule only with those you want to hang out with and eat sushi in the evening." It sounded a bit shallow then, but over time I realized it is not really. 

Those who argue that Haris Doukas is the person who can play a central role in the future of PASOK and the center-left justify their view by saying that "left-wing voters support him and right-wing voters are not afraid of him." In this interview with Kathimerini, the mayor of Athens lays out a comprehensive political framework for the regrouping of PASOK through what he describes as a "partici