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Election drama in PASOK and the challenge of uniting Greece’s center left

This Sunday is decision day for the leadership race in PASOK, a race that could determine not only the future of PASOK but the way forward for the broader center left. With six candidates vying to take over the party, the drama in PASOK is likely to continue beyond Sunday’s election as a runoff is expected between the two leading candidates. Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what to expect from this election, and whether this is PASOK’s last chance at uniting Greece’s center left.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Candidates spar over party strategy and past allegiances

What do the ‘exes’ think about the center-left?

New poll shows SYRIZA dropping to fifth place

Ολα είναι δρόμος (και καφενεία)

Greece on alert for migrant wave, terror concerns

Cyprus on standby to assist evacuations from Middle East

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