Androulakis: “No government of the defeated — either PASOK first, or an ND government”

PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis put an end to speculation about post-election scenarios in Greece: as ProtoThema reports, in an interview for ERTnews on Monday evening, he ruled out any post-election cooperation that does not bring political change.

“Either PASOK will come first in the elections and form a government, or New Democracy” – Androulakis said, categorically rejecting what he called a “government of the defeated”. His message was blunt: either the socialists take the mandate to govern, or the current government.

According to ProtoThema’s reporting, the socialist leader attacked both the Mitsotakis government and Alexis Tsipras’s party, telling both sides that Greece needs a new direction and that he aims to take PASOK to the top to give the country the change it seeks.

On the economy, Androulakis proposed that the scheme for settling debts in 120 instalments should carry 3% interest, not 5.8%, calling the current burden unfair for citizens and promising relief for those trying to repay their obligations.

As for Greek-Turkish relations, the PASOK leader spoke in harsh tones, saying that “there have never been calm waters – calm waters with the ‘Blue Homeland’ do not exist”, as quoted in ProtoThema’s reporting.