PaSoK: On September 24 the debate of the candidates – What are the proposals – 2024-09-20 08:54:00

During the meeting of EDEKAP with the participation of the representatives of the candidates for the PASOK presidential elections, there was an agreement on the date of the debate. The telefight will finally take place on September 24 and will be broadcast on the frequency of ERT.

According to the first information, there has already been a first agreement of the “camps” on the framework of the dialogue of the thematic units, as well as on conducting a direct dialogue between the candidates. However, the exact terms will be settled at the next meeting that will be held with the candidates’ staffs.

Androulakis’ proposals

According to associates of Nikos Androulakis, a proposal was submitted to have the possibility three times during the debate for each candidate to have a direct dialogue for two minutes with a different co-candidate.

In addition, it was proposed that the six thematic sections be divided into:

– Economy, Social State, Regional Development
– Foreign policy
– Climate Change, Resilience
– Institutions, State, Local Government
– PASOK in the political environment
– Problems and challenges faced by the new generation

The president’s side had already proposed a telefight with different termswhich surprised and gave special interest to internal party developments. The reason was that something similar has never happened before, neither in PaSoK nor in Greece in general. But it is something common among candidates in European states.

The attitude of the other candidates

From the staff of Haris Doukas, they emphasized from the beginning that the Mayor of Athens is in favor of an open discussion with free dialogue, as long as rules are introduced, in order to find a solution. His colleagues also requested that there be guarantees of equal participation of all the candidates, as there are six in number.

Pavlos Geroulanos was also in favor, welcoming the initiative. It is something he wanted, as – as his close associate pointed out – there is a political culture, the conditions are ready for such a thing and he will serve it.

Anna Diamantopoulou, who has repeatedly requested the debate, had moved along the same wavelength. In fact, for two weeks she has been emphasizing that whatever she has planned for the day of the telefight, on 9/24, she will cancel it in order to be present and present her proposals for the next day at PaSoK. She asked the same from her co-candidates, so that this opportunity for an open discussion between them would not be lost.

Michalis Katrinis had no objection as he stated for direct dialogue. He agreed without objections to the proposal and wants the free dialogue to take place.

Nadia Giannakopoulou went a step further, initially agreeing with both the European and the American model, as this way there will be a real dialogue.