Election Sunday is almost existential for PASOK. Although for a long time the two main parties somehow assumed that no government would be formed from the first Sunday, given that a simple proportional distribution of seats would apply, in Harilau Trikoupi they took a different approach. As a central message to the voters, they put forward a demand for a strong mandate for PASOK so that the party gets a third exploratory mandate and uses its powers to try to form a government on the basis of a program agreement, i.e. on the central agenda. the program that the party has formed.

Of course, for PASOK, a strong percentage in the first ballot, a percentage corresponding to its electoral strength, is also a condition for survival in a second election, if they are called. And this is because the element of polarization will be so strong on the part of the two major parties that the smaller parties will be in danger of being severely weakened.

In the headquarters of Nikos Androulakis, two facts are put forward: the institutionality and the image of the first Sunday, which will significantly affect the landscape in the second election.

At the headquarters of Nikos Androulakis, two factors are put forward for the match on the first Sunday: the first is an element of institutionality. As they say, PASOK did not vote for a simple proportional, but made its proposal on the electoral law. However, despite the fact that simple proportionality is not their choice, the elections will be held that way, and it is important that the procedures provided for by the Constitution are followed. They leave upsurges both for the ND, which is moving with a self-reliant strategy, and for SYRIZA and its stated intention of not seeking a government without a first party. “That is why we are asking for a strong mandate so that, as a third party, we can take the lead in the investigation and do our best. We are not going to apply, we will exhaust all possibilities,” they say.

The second element that PASOK believes will be critical is the overall image of the first Sunday, which will significantly affect the picture of the second election. “What will happen if N.D. this is the first batch but far from self-sufficiency? How will SYRIZA cope with the result with a big gap between the two leading parties? All of these are questions that can come up as a result of voting and have a decisive impact on how citizens choose to vote in a repeat election. And, of course, to some extent, we are all connected by what we said on the eve of the elections. “Voters don’t have the memory of a goldfish and don’t like being treated like that,” a party official said.