The PASOK<\/b> is heading into the elections<\/b> without a political plan<\/b> and seems to be waiting for the result of the ballot box to formulate a strategy.<\/p>\n
There are times in politics when parties reveal a lot, not by what they say, but by what they leave open as possibilities. And in PASOK, lately, the closer the debate on the next national elections, the more statements are made that, instead of clarifying the landscape, further blur it.<\/b> <\/p>\n
The picture that is forming is more reminiscent of an apartment building with different apartments than of a party with a unified political line. Common denominator? The avoidance of clear commitments leaving all scenarios open.<\/b> <\/p>\n
The statement by Anna Diamantopoulou<\/b> that “the political landscape will be shaped in the elections and then we will see the data<\/b>” reflects a logic of waiting. Not political initiative, but political observation. As if to say: first the ballot box will decide, then we will decide. <\/p>\n
In the same vein, Manolis Christodoulakis:<\/b> PASOK will see which parties and with what strength will emerge and then decide what to do “in the interest of the country”<\/b>. A formulation that sounds institutional, but politically includes many scenarios. <\/p>\n
And here comes Pavlos Geroulanos<\/b> to complete the puzzle: if PASOK comes first, it will work with any party that agrees<\/b> with its agenda, not even ruling out New Democracy.<\/b>
Somewhere here the real political problem begins. <\/p>\n
Because a party that for years has invested in the concept of an autonomous course, suddenly appears to be keeping the doors open in all directions. <\/b>To the left, to the centre, to the south-west, to every possible development. <\/p>\n
The question that arises is not whether a party should discuss partnerships – in European democracies this is self-evident. The question is whether it goes into the elections with a clear political plan<\/b> or whether it waits to count percentages first and then discover strategy. <\/p>\n
And this is where the internal contradictions begin.
On the one hand, there are cadres who for months have been building a narrative of “progressive governance”,<\/b> leaving open the possibility of an understanding with forces moving in the Syriza<\/b> or more broadly in the centre-left spectrum. This includes a part of the party apparatus that sees with interest working around persons and groups that have references to the Tsipras period.<\/b> <\/p>\n
On the other hand, a different school of thought is developing: those who believe that PASOK should appear as a force of governmental responsibility without ideological prohibitions – so neither the ND should be a taboo.<\/b>
The result? A party that attempts to broadcast in every direction and ends up convincing no one completely. <\/p>\n
Because the voter is not only asking who you won’t go with. He also asks to know who you might go with.
When he hears “we’ll see after the elections,<\/b> he understandably wonders whether the vote is ultimately about a program or a demographic calculation.
What’s even more interesting is that this discussion is taking place while PASOK is still searching for its political identity in the post-crisis era. The question of whether it wants to be an anti-DD force, an anti-Syriza force or a party of centrist mediation has not been definitively settled.<\/b>
And when you don’t answer in time, society often answers<\/b> for you. <\/p>\n
The reality is harsh: elections are not a contest of flexibility. They are not won because you kept all options available. They are won when the citizenry believes you know what you want to do before the polls open.<\/b>
Otherwise, it creates the feeling of a political entity waiting to see who wins to decide what its line is. <\/b>And this is perhaps the biggest trap for Charilaou Trikoupis: appearing to be a buffer without first having convinced itself that it can be a protagonist. <\/p>\n
Because at the end of the day, voters may forgive disagreement, but they hardly forgive ambivalence.<\/b>
And then the dilemma<\/b> won’t be “who PASOK will work with”;
it will be whether PASOK itself ever managed to decide exactly what it wants to be. <\/p>\n
In politics, leaving all doors open isn’t always seen as flexibility<\/b> – it’s often perceived as an inability to choose. And when a party asks for votes without making it clear in advance what plan and alliances it will govern with, it risks giving the impression that it is looking at arithmetic first and politics second. Because polls don’t just give numbers; they also seek clear answers.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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