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2015 PASOK leadership election

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2015 PASOK leadership election

← 2012 14 June 2015
 
Candidate F. Gennimata A. Loverdos O. Konstantinopoulos
Popular vote 26,868 13,241 11,870
Percentage 51.28% 25.27% 22.65%

Previous President of PASOK

Evangelos Venizelos

President of PASOK

Fofi Gennimata

A leadership election was held on 14 June 2015 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). The leadership election took place after the 10th Congress of the Party, after PASOK's record low voteshare in the January 2015 Greek legislative election.[1]

Candidates included Andreas Loverdos, Odysseas Konstantinopoulos and Fofi Gennimata, who ultimately came on top.[2]

History

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Due to the record low election results in the January 2015 elections and the electoral and parliamentary shrinking of PASOK, the party's internal organs began preparing for a Congress.

The 10th Congress of PASOK began on June 5 and lasted three days. The Congress decided on the shifting of PASOK to a party of the broader Centre-Left and the election of a new president by all party members on June 14. Finally, the new members of the Central Political Committee were elected.

Subsequent events

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On August 31, 2015, Fofi Gennimata and the president of the Democratic Left Thanasis Theocharopoulos, announced an electoral coalition between the two parties in the following elections, under the name Democratic Alignment.[3] Finally, the coalition of parties increased its percentages compared to the January election, receiving 6.28% and 17 seats, against 4.68% (13 seats) and 0.48% (no seats) for PASOK and DIMAR, respectively. One of the seats was occupied by Thanasis Theocharopoulos, while the remaining 16 were occupied by PASOK.[4]

Results

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Summary of the June 14, 2015 Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election results
Candidate Votes %
Fofi Gennimata 26,868 51.28
Andreas Loverdos 13,241 25.27
Odysseas Konstantinopoulos 11,870 22.65
Valid votes 51,979
Invalid votes 139
Blank votes 270
Total votes 52,388 100

References

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  1. ^ "ΠΑΣΟΚ: Εκλέγει πρόεδρο στις 14 Ιουνίου". Newsbomb (in Greek). 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ "ΠΑΣΟΚ: Αλλάζει σελίδα με νέα πρόεδρο τη Φώφη Γεννηματά". Proto Thema (in Greek). 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη, το κοινό ψηφοδέλτιο ΠΑΣΟΚ- ΔΗΜΑΡ
  4. ^ Athansios, Theocharopoulos (2015-10-02). "Αυτοί είναι οι 17 βουλευτές του ΠΑΣΟΚ | These are the 17 Deputies of PASOK". newsit.gr. Retrieved 2015-10-02.