Nikos Androulakis

Preparations at ERT were intense for the debate of candidates running for the presidency of PASOK. Spaces designated for the candidates were arranged, and flower arrangements—offered as a gift from ERT to the six candidates—were placed in the venue.

The terms for conducting the debate were as follows:

Doukas-Androulakis derby in the PASOK elections shows a poll by Interview for the website politic.gr, while in Syrrizas both its voters and other respondents seem to choose the re-election of Stefanos Kasselakis.

With the belief that the momentum is now for PASOK, Nadia Giannakopoulou, the party’s leadership candidate, has made “clear positions” and contemporary discourse her “flag” for the emergence of a convincing governance proposal.

According to the MRB poll presented on Open’s main news broadcast, SYRIZA is ranked as the fifth party, with a single-digit percentage of 9% in the vote estimate. Meanwhile, New Democracy (ND) holds a comfortable lead at 28%, matching its European election result, with a 12.5-point advantage over PASOK, which stands at 15.5%, just 18 days before the party’s internal elections.

According to the Pulse survey for SKAI TV, New Democracy leads with 24%, holding an 11-point lead over PASOK at 13%. SYRIZA ranks third with 10%, followed by the Communist KKE at 8% and Nationalist Greek Solution at 7.5%. The left-wing Plefsi Eleftherias stands at 4%, while both religious nationalist Niki and nationalist Voice of Reason each poll at 3.5%.

A Pulse poll presented on Skai’s main news bulletin showed that ND (New Democracy) has returned to higher levels compared to the European elections, with an estimated vote share of 30%. PASOK comes in second with 16%—3.2 points higher than in the European elections—and SYRIZA is third with an estimated vote share of 12.5%, losing nearly 2.5 points compared to June’s European elections.

The agreement between the PASOK leadership candidates regarding the organization of the televised debate on ERT next Tuesday remains unresolved, as their representatives did not reach a conclusion concerning direct dialogue.

The Alco survey, presented on Alpha’s main news bulletin, clearly shows ND’s lead, while SYRIZA appears once again with a single-digit percentage—9.1%—in voter intent of valid votes. PASOK shows an increase to 13.2%, a higher percentage than in the European elections.

The Hellenic Data Protection Authority has said it is examining allegations that a candidate in the forthcoming PASOK leadership election, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, sent unsolicited electronic messages to potential voters.

With a difference of 58 days—on October 13 and December 1—PASOK and SYRIZA will elect their leadership.