PASOK on edge: Geroulanos’ warning, Dukas-Diamantopoulou dialogue, and Sachinidis’ new Think Tank

Party officials and MPs are voicing heavy interest implicit PASOK’s inability to marque a important canvass leap and fortify its presumption against New Democracy, arsenic discussions proceed during their tours crossed Greece.

At the aforesaid time, the contented of post-election alliances remains a root of tension, with 2 chiseled approaches emerging regarding the “yes” oregon “no” PASOK mightiness determine connected erstwhile approached aft the adjacent elections. No steadfast decisions person been made yet, arsenic the day for the PASOK Congress has not been set, though it could beryllium scheduled earlier the extremity of the year.

Geroulanos’ Intervention

Paulos Geroulanos sent a pointed informing to Harilaou Trikoupi, stressing that clip is constricted and opportunities to displacement momentum are not infinite. Speaking astatine a PASOK lawsuit successful Aridaia, Pella, helium referenced the party’s caller polling record, stating:

“Unfortunately, we person precise small time. If the needle doesn’t determination successful the adjacent 2 months, it volition beryllium hard to displacement it earlier the elections. Now is the time. Citizens are waiting for us, and we indispensable enactment now.”

Geroulanos emphasized that helium is actively contiguous successful this effort and highlighted the request for important changes successful PASOK’s operations and initiatives to determination the needle successful time. He criticized the party’s organization inertia, noting that halfway bodies similar the Political Center and the elected Political Council seldom convene, and the Central Organizing Committee for the Congress remains understaffed contempt having a person since July. Without contiguous coordinated initiatives, helium warned, caller governmental actors could emerge.

Though helium did not explicitly notation scenarios similar Alexis Tsipras’ “return” oregon the instauration of a caller party, Geroulanos cautioned that small, Trump-like figures could look successful the governmental landscape, noting the power of overseas funding. He suggested leveraging PASOK’s beardown beingness astatine the Thessaloniki International Fair to link with receptive citizens.

Dukas-Diamantopoulou Dialogue

At the upcoming Congress—rumored for November—post-election collaboration volition beryllium a cardinal discussion. Party members, including Haris Doukas, reason practice with New Democracy and telephone for a ceremonial Congress decision.

A notable speech occurred betwixt Doukas and Anna Diamantopoulou during Art Athina 2025 astatine Zappeio:

“We are the 2 souls of PASOK,” said Doukas.
“Fine, bash you privation america to go one?” replied Diamantopoulou. Observers accidental the conversation, which lasted for immoderate time, ended there, reflecting the ongoing statement among the 2024 enactment contenders.

Sachinidis Launches New Think Tank

Before the Congress and different caller developments successful the fragmented center-left, a caller platform—Progressive Lab—has been established to supply caller ideas for progressive policies, aiming to thrust economic, social, cultural, and governmental momentum.

The laboratory is led by erstwhile curate and existent Political Council subordinate Filippos Sachinidis, who has criticized Nikos Androulakis for the party’s functioning. The technological committee besides includes Fragkiskos Koutentakis, Professor astatine the University of Crete and a erstwhile cardinal subordinate of Alexis Tsipras’ economical team.

“Progress is not conscionable a slogan but a regular choice. Citizens’ prosperity comes from progressive reforms, organization strengthening, and targeted interventions, not solely marketplace forces. Progressive Lab aims to nutrient actionable argumentation ideas, wherever probe and boldness harvester for a fairer, much resilient, dynamic, and inclusive Greece.”

Organizational Structure

Organizing Committee

• Giorgos Papadopoulos – Lawyer, President
• Olga Gourdomichali – Biologist, PhD successful Neuroscience, Vice President
• Dimitra Villiou – Communications & Strategy, General Secretary
• Sotirios Varelas – Associate Professor, Panteion University, Member
• Nikos Mitos – Political Scientist, Economist, Member
• Thanasis Serepas – Electronics Engineer, Entrepreneur, Member
• Petros Psychis – Mathematician, Researcher, Member

Scientific Committee Coordinator

• Filippos Sachinidis – Economist

Scientific Committee Members

• Eugenia Arvaniti – Professor, University of Patras
• Thanos Vavatsikos – Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace
• Angeliki Gazi – Associate Professor, Panteion University
• Athina Karatzogianni – Professor, University of Leicester
• Spyros Kosmidis – Associate Professor, University of Oxford
• Fragkiskos Koutentakis – Assistant Professor, University of Crete
• Thodoris Koutmeridis – Assistant Professor, University of Glasgow
• Dimitrios-Dionysios Koutsouris – Emeritus Professor, NTUA
• Manolis Manioudis – Assistant Professor, University of Patras
• Theodoros Mitrakos – Economist, erstwhile Deputy Governor, Bank of Greece
• Giorgos Oikonomidis – Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
• Argyris Passas – Emeritus Professor, Panteion University
• Georgios Soultis – Assistant Professor, TEI Larisa (retired)
• Ilias Tzavalas – Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
• Nikos Choutas – PhD successful Modern History, Panteion University