PASOK elections / Balloting extension – Over 260,000 voted through 6:00 p.m.

An extension of 1 hour to the vote casting for the election of PASOK president was once given in step with the call of EDEKAP and thus the polls is not going to shut at 19:00, however at 20:00.

The participation within the PASOK elections till 18:00 was once 260,288.

By way of 17.00, 234,343 other people had voted, with the participation being 70,000 ballots clear of the efficiency of the 2021 elections. Alternatively, the rise in comparison to the former electoral procedure and the corresponding information has declined from morning +25% to lunch +19 %.

In line with the legit data from the Ethics Committee for the Implementation of the Statute and Certification of PASOK, within the first 4 hours of the process (7:00 – 11:00) 65,671 buddies and contributors of the celebration had voted. Participation considerably higher in comparison to that of 2021, when through 09:00 13,764 electorate had come to the polls of the primary spherical.

Knowledge that give optimism to the decision-makers that this time the participation within the first spherical will ruin the “barrier” of 270 thousand recorded in 2021.

The election procedure has been underway since 07:00 and election facilities are working in all places Greece and out of the country.

Participants and buddies of the celebration over the age of 16 have the suitable to take part, for a rate of three euros.

The polls will shut at 7 pm and two hours later there shall be a picture from 20% of the electoral divisions, but in addition for the duo of the second one spherical which is predicted to be hung on October 13, except after all one of the vital applicants can accumulate a share more than 50%.

The messages of historic officers and applicants

By way of midday the entire applicants for the management of PASOK-KINAL had come to the polling stations to vote, then giving their very own message of victory.

• At Keratsini The city Corridor – Drapetsonas exercised his proper to vote Nikos Androulakis.

“Two and a part years in the past you entrusted me with the fortunes of the Motion. Nowadays I think the want to thank the entire extraordinary other people of PASOK for the consideration they gave me, but in addition for the battles we fought in combination.

In simply two and a part years, we controlled to damage the millstones of bipartisanship, that have been squeezing PASOK. We can make it more potent and reach essential victories through placing our faction again on the heart of political tendencies. In combination we completed these kinds of essential steps. In combination we will take the plunge against New Democracy” he stated.

• Upcoming within the electoral heart of the Municipality of Peristeri the PASOK presidential candidate Nadia Giannakopoulou mentioned:

“Nowadays, after 3 months of a discussion procedure, to take PASOK into their very own fingers. To vote along with your hand for your center and with an eye fixed to the long run for the brand new management of PASOK, for a brand new dynamic direction, a brand new dynamic starting in order that the rustic can have a powerful legit opposition at the 14th of the month and within the subsequent elections PASOK would be the subsequent executive”

Whilst he added: “I see a large number of other people and that’s the reason why I consider that we will be able to exceed all expectancies and I wish to name on all innovative electorate to take part en masse, to damage the mechanisms, to show their backs at the techniques, in an effort to give a powerful reaction that PASOK is right here. Special occasion these days and sunny… Nowadays all of us move to the polls. The contributors, the buddies, the electorate, to put the principles for the good and ruling PASOK.

• At Religious Middle of the Municipality of Athens the PASOK presidential candidate voted, Pavlos Geroulanos.

“Nowadays is a vital day for the Republic and the celebration […]. The lengthy queues give us nice power, the good participation provides legitimacy to the brand new president, power to PASOK”, he wired.

Responding to a similar query, Mr. Geroulanos mentioned that he was once very positive concerning the outcome.

• At Religious Middle of the Municipality of Athens the mayor of Athens and candidate for president of PASOK additionally voted, Harry Doukas.

“We sign up for forces, we win hope. Nowadays we’ve got a date with the long run. We’re converting PASOK to switch the rustic. I name on all democrats and innovative electorate to vote,” he stated.

• The PASOK presidential candidate Anna Diamantopoulou voted on the Religious Middle of the Municipality of Athens and declared:

“All in combination we will be able to form a greater long run, with a powerful Greece, a good society and an efficient state. Let’s move to the polls.”

• The candidate for the management of PASOK Michalis Katrinis voted within the capital of the prefecture of Ilia, particularly in Municipal Corridor of Pyrgos.

In his observation in an instant afterwards, he spoke concerning the want to create a powerful PASOK and a big faction once more, whilst he additionally expressed his private optimism for the end result.

Evangelos Venizelos voted

He voted The previous president of PASOK, after coming to the poll field, stated:

“For the standard functioning of the democratic state and for the protected process the rustic, the financial system, the establishments, the international coverage in a stricken international, we will have to triumph over the asymmetry of the celebration device. So some other pole is wanted, some other proposal of energy is wanted. PASOK will have to suppose this function. Society is aware of this and I’m certain that the faction, being conscious about historical past, will reply to this problem”.

Giorgos Papandreou voted

The previous top minister and president of PASOK, Giorgos Papandreou, voted in Patras.

As he famous: “Nowadays, the participatory idea must permeate all of society, to offer explanation why, dignity, a voice to the Greek citizen. That is the one approach we will be able to face the large issues”.

“That is why mass participation these days no longer simplest makes PASOK more potent, it bureaucracy the viewpoint for a united faction and opens the best way for a perfect inexperienced innovative trade within the nation, a democracy no longer simplest participatory, but in addition of equality, team spirit and social justice” he added.

Costas Simitis voted

The previous top minister and previous president of PASOK voted on the Religious Middle of the Municipality of Athens.

“The vote is a step which guarantees us a continuity the place PASOK will play a very powerful function for the Greek building”, he declared in an instant afterwards.