The PASOK<\/b>, mired in internal tensions and strategic ambiguity, appears to be losing ground, with the leadership Androulakis facing criticism for political deadlock and introversion.<\/p>\n
Following the departure of Alexis Tsipras<\/b>, Nikos Androulakis missed a historic opportunity to win back the voters that PASOK lost during the years of the \u201cRuling Left\u201d<\/b> by SYRIZA.<\/p>\n
Recently, again due to Nikos Androulakis\u2019s actions, PASOK is trapped and essentially weakened<\/b>. It has become \u201ctoo far to the left\u201d for its moderate centrist voters and \u201cnot left-wing enough\u201d for those on the left who, following the dissolution of SYRIZA, were looking for a home<\/b> and seem to have found it\u2014according to the polls\u2014in Alexis Tsipras\u2019s party. <\/p>\n
Clearly, the problem did not arise with the former prime minister\u2019s return to the central political stage. The political reality, as reflected in recent polls<\/b>, shows that the leadership\u2019s fixation on an agenda focused almost exclusively on scandal-mongering has left the field open for an alternative governance proposal. <\/p>\n
This strategic vacuum was exploited by forces with \u201cleft-wing expertise\u201d in escalation tactics, as confirmed by the loss of second place (in the polls) by ELAS. <\/b><\/p>\n
Essentially, Nikos Androulakis paved the way for Alexis Tsipras by squandering valuable political capital on judicial and accusatory rhetoric.<\/p>\n
In the realm of harsh denunciation and polarization, the parties representing traditional left-wing populism<\/b> \u2014with clearly greater experience and communicative aggressiveness than PASOK as we remember it under Kostas Simitis<\/b>\u2013 were expected to attract voters seeking a hardline, anti-right-wing, and sweeping opposition. <\/p>\n
This explains why, with the reemergence of the new left-wing pole, PASOK is hovering between third and fourth place. And because, as the saying goes, \u201cpoverty breeds grumbling,\u201d the party apparatus\u2014as is customary in such cases outside of official channels\u2014began orchestrating attacks between Anna Diamantopoulou and Haris Doukas.<\/b><\/p>\n
The mayor of Athens may have delegated his duties to Christos Protopapas, but he has personally taken on the task of returning PASOK to its traditional policies. Certainly, beyond the mayor\u2019s office, he has no substantial ideological differences from Nikos Androulakis. <\/b><\/p>\n
Like the PASOK president, he, too, seeks to shift PASOK to the left, and in fact is calling for a pre-election alliance with Alexis Tsipras\u2019s party.<\/b> In contrast to the \u201cmovement-oriented\u201d PASOK, whose narrative is led by\u2026 the acting mayor, Haris Doukas, Anna Diamantopoulou\u2019s faction\u2014which represents the social-democratic, pro-European, and technocratic wing\u2014is lagging behind. <\/b><\/p>\n
Haris Doukas\u2019s faction is attempting to win over SYRIZA\u2019s left-leaning base, while Anna Diamantopoulou\u2019s faction targets centrists who have shifted toward New Democracy.<\/p>\n
The recent clashes between Anna Diamantopoulou and Haris Doukas reflect the political impasse into which Nikos Androulakis\u2019s policies have gradually led PASOK. <\/p>\n
His fatal mistake was that he turned PASOK a \u201ccommunal vessel\u201d with the radical Left, as represented by SYRIZA and even the Freedom Movement. <\/b><\/p>\n
And while New Democracy projected an image of dominance by completely dominating the centrist spectrum, and SYRIZA, following Alexis Tsipras\u2019s departure, found itself in turmoil, PASOK\u2014instead of filling the void and presenting a coherent alternative governance plan\u2014focused on exploiting events by resorting to tactics designed to create tension in order to undermine the government and the prime minister personally. <\/p>\n
Ultimately, what it sought to achieve at the expense of Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/b>\u2014namely, to create a climate of introversion within New Democracy and, with the cooperation of the friendly press, to promote\u2026 \u201cdolphin\u201d candidates, it is suffering in the most painful way through the public clashes between Doukas and Diamantopoulou, as well as the \u201csilences\u201d of Geroulanos and Christodoulakis. <\/b><\/p>\nConstant introversion<\/b><\/h3>\n
Be that as it may, the PASOK president is unable to control the inner workings of his party and hopes that the \u201csummer lull\u201d and the traditional hiatus in opinion polls during the summer will provide him with political \u201cbreathing room\u201d to turn the tide that has been working against him.<\/p>\n
However, at this stage, it seems extremely unlikely that this lull will work in Nikos Androulakis\u2019s favor. This political \u201cdead time\u201d does not work in favor of the PASOK president, because the internal party opposition is not taking a break<\/b>. It should be noted that pollsters, although they do not publish their figures in July and August, nevertheless continue to track trends. <\/p>\n
This, combined with the current situation\u2014as it has taken shape\u2014and the ongoing skepticism and introversion at Harilaou Trikoupi, tends to take on permanent characteristics.<\/p>\n
Consequently, the first days of fall will be critical for the political future of Nikos Androulakis, who will have to face the scenario he himself had indirectly envisioned for the prime minister: a \u201cmid-course\u201d leadership change in PASOK.\u00a0<\/b>Because if the downward trend in the September polls continues, with internal party tensions running high, Nikos Androulakis will not be able to shoulder the weight of his responsibilities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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