Recently, parties have been conducting polls in all prefectures of the country, as this is an important process for local strategy. The rating generally coincides with the national rating, but there are cases with other data. For example, in “Kilkis” and “Drama” PASOK is at arm’s length from SYRIZA, and in “Lacy” it is in front and is the other side. The overall picture, however, is that PASOK has increased its percentage share in the region, in contrast to Attica, where the gap with SYRIZA is very large.

Choice

I remain center-left as the candidacy of rapper Mithridates has made a lot of noise in recent days, and the government has accused him of sexist and homophobic posts in the past. The coverage of the central administration is taken for granted, and attention is now turning to the inner-party struggles in the south, as this is where top SYRIZA leaders will cross swords. Former minister N. Pappas, lawyer G. Mantsuranis, T. Theocharopoulos, and “old” G. Balafas. As one traditional leftist told me, “the ballot paper always has all the nuts: whether the voter will elect someone like Mithridates or someone like Balafas is a matter of principle.”

We have and we speak

The column was devoted to the backstory of Kohn’s (un)election. Tsukala at the Academy. The voting is secret, so no one can check who voted for what. We have and say: Professor Ap. Professor Em. Rukunas denied that he voted against Mr Tsoukalas, with whom he is friends. Finally, informed sources insist that Professor Paschalis Kitromelidis did not lobby the Cypriot scientists and did not take an active part in the case. I admit that after this experience, the report of the Academy surpasses in complexity even the church one …

new college

K. Sinolakis is stepping down as President of the College of Athens at the end of August. His place will be taken by professor of urban planning, former president of the college, Sp. Pollalis. It will be interesting to see if the project for the new Athens College in Elliniko will be realized as it is being discussed. Pollalis was the president of Elliniko S.A., from where he was fired in April 2013. The main reason was his public disagreement with the privatization of Elliniko in the way chosen at that time.