The candidacy his candidacy for the presidency Movement for Change, it is not out of the question that he may even testify today George Papandreou while the processes within the party in view of the elections on December 5 continue and are feverish.
According to information from CNN Greece, a woman, a former member of parliament, member of the Central Committee and close associate of the outgoing president, Fofi Gennimata, is collecting signatures from the members of the Central Committee so that by Thursday, when the deadline for submitting nominations expires, he can submit them in accordance with the party's statutes.
Among the signatures collected are those of former DIMAR executives who have joined the Movement for Change.
George Papandreou, out of respect for democratic principles, is not asking anyone to withdraw their candidacy, according to the same sources. However, if this were to happen and some were to withdraw from the race due to the new circumstances, as stated by the secretary of the parliamentary group Vasilis Kerkeroglou, then this would reduce internal party tension and possibly the polarization until the elections on May 5of December, since all candidates will be seeking voters from the same pool of party members.
According to the decisions that have been made, in order to be a candidate, one must collect 5,000 signatures from members or 15% of the members of the party's Central Committee. This means that Mr. Papandreou, wanting to not to divide the base PASOK and KINAL are addressing the members of the Central Committee, whom they believe a large number will declare support for him.
KINAL elections: The unshakeable and the... undecided
Meanwhile, a close associate of his, a former minister, reports that since George Papandreou's initiative was announced and it became indirectly apparent that he is interested in the leadership of KINAL, there has been enormous interest from various quarters. personalities who will openly express their support in the coming period them in his face. These personalities come from the fields of culture, literature, and the arts. At the same time, purely kparty officials from all over Greece declare, as the same source claims, that they stand by Mr. Papandreou.
The most likely candidates are considered to be Androulakis and Loverdos., while with regard to four other candidates It has not yet been clarified, despite statements to the contrary, that they will remain in the succession race until the end.
Ο George Papandreou had a heated discussion with Haris Kastanidis. who is vying for the party leadership even before the former PASOK president has expressed any interest. The former Minister of Justice in George Papandreou's government does not seem to be convinced yet to back down in the race for leadership. Because Haris Kastanidis is close to George Papandreou and the Democratic Socialists movement is reacting to the former prime minister's candidacy, saying—according to his associates—that he will not back down.
Many KINAL executives in a difficult position
It is estimated that the remaining executives who are affiliated with the so-called «presidential» are in a difficult position, as they will have to decide in the immediate future what to do if George Papandreou is a candidate. Already, the secretary of the parliamentary group Vasilis Kegkeroglou has pretty much «photographed» what he will do in this case, leaving open the possibility of withdrawing.
If Haris Kastanidis also withdraws, under pressure from the Democratic Socialists movement, then questions arise about the candidacy of the other former minister of George Papandreou, Pavlos Geroulanos, who, however, has stated that he is not abandoning the «race» as he is collecting signatures that he will submit by next Thursday.
As for the candidacy of the former press representative of the Movement for Change Pavlos Christidis, He states that he will not withdraw his candidacy, as he hopes to win the largest share of Fofi Gennimata's supporters during the internal party election process and, in any case, to be supported by the party's young members.
Mr. Christidis will undoubtedly clash more with Nikos Androulakis on the issue of age, as both are targeting the same age group.
