Tag Archives | Greek Socialists

Socialists See Rise In Poll After Leadership Change

Support for Greece’s Socialists has picked up under the party’s new leader, according to poll results published Sunday, which shows a dip in support for its key conservative rivals. The poll, published in newspaper Kathimerini, showed that the Socialists, also known as Pasok, are seen gathering 15.5% of the vote in upcoming elections, up from [...]

Socialists Rise Slightly After Leader Elections-Polls

Support for Greece’s Socialist party has risen slightly following the election of a new leader of the party this month, three public opinion polls showed Saturday, but the conservative New Democracy party continues to hold a wide lead over their rivals. However, the three polls–in the RealNews, Ethnos and To Vima newspapers–confirmed recent polling trends [...]

Two Years in Power: Ten Things George Papandreou Has or Hasn’t Changed

From crushing ruling Conservatives party two years ago, Papandreou’s poll numbers have suffered a dramatic slump turning the Greek PM into a contemporary Diogenes of Sinope who instead of strolling around with a lamp looking for an honest man, he’s desperately looking for his voters- if there’s anyone left that is[...]

From Father To Son, PASOK Celebrates its 37th Birthday

In 1974, a couple of months before the colonels’ junta collapsed, current Prime Minister’s father, Andreas Papandreou, left Toronto and returned home, in order to create the Pan-Hellenic So-cialist Movement, known as Pasok. Andrea’s political “child” had a a tint of Marxism mixed with a nationalist and socialist agenda. Thirty seven years on, Andreas son has taken over his dad’s business (family-run businesses are very popular in Greece) but [...]