Earlier, Theodora Tzakri had hinted at these developments, stating she would attend the announcement of former SYRIZA’s President, Stefanos Kasselakis' new party on Saturday.
“It is a sign of your desperation to replace SYRIZA, even imitating their mistakes, before they even disperse,” Mitsotakis said
This highly anticipated meeting follows a period of strained relations, primarily due to the phone-tapping scandal involving Androulakis
In an extrapolation of the valid responses, center-right ND is given 28.1%, while 18.2% of respondents picked PASOK
On the parliament floor will be the first public confrontation between Prime Minister and New Democracy head Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and newly re-elected PASOK party leader Nikos Androulakis.
Center-right ND is preferred by 25% of respondents, without an extrapolation of the results, with now second-place PASOK pooling 15.3%
Former party presidential candidates are included in this new inner circle, as part of PASOK's ongoing push to maintain and project unity.
New Democracy leads with 26.5% in voting intention, maintaining a 12.2-point lead over PASOK, which is in second place with an increase to 14.3% from 11.8%
Greek MPs from across the political spectrum expressed their condolences for the loss
Though Androulakis has not officially commented on his personnel decisions, there are many rumors of a shake up in central positions in the parliamentary group.
The election of Nikos Androulakis to the helm of PASOK's leadership was no surprise, but the main opposition party's unity stands in stark contrast to that of SYRIZA.
A total of 201,654 voters participated in the second round of elections, reflecting a notable decrease from last Sunday’s turnout of over 300,000 party members and supporters
Voters can cast their ballots until 7 pm tonight while preliminary results are expected by around 9 pm
Regardless of who is elected to the helm of PASOK on Sunday, October 13, its next leader will need to close the significant gap with New Democracy to position the party as the "next government."
Recent polls firmly place Greece’s Social Democratic party in main opposition second place
Pavlos Geroulanos is in first place in the Attica region, with 76.32% of the votes counted (143 out of 228 polling stations).
Athens Haris Doukas is in second place with 22.83%
Over 300,000 PASOK-KINAL members are estimated to have cast their ballots in the centrist party’s first-round elections on Sunday
In extrapolating the vote, ruling ND reaches 29.2%, higher than the actual figure it received in last June’s European Parliament election, 28.3%. PASOK at 17.2%
Incumbent Nikos Androulakis leads in the PASOK race (26.4%), with Athens Mayor Haris Doukas figuring in second place (24.7%)