Nikos Androulakis

Opposition slams gov’t

SYRIZA's Parliamentary Group Chairman Sokratis Famellos denounced the government during Thursday's Parliament debate on the wildfires, saying that despite the announcements, the country appeared unprepared for the danger.

PASOK calls for minister’s resignation in wake of leaked police report and soccer fan death

The opposition PASOK party has called for the resignation of Citizen Protection Minister Giannis Oikonomou after leaked police documents showed that authorities possessed prior knowledge of Croatian hooligans' intentions to travel to Athens, potentially with the malevolent aim of inciting violence.

Androulakis to gov’t: You are bogus modernizers

"We will not give a vote of confidence to the government…we will be the reliable opposition the people need," socialist leader Nikos Androulakis said Saturday during the debate on the government's policy statement.

Androulakis' PASOK party came third in the June 25 election, with 11.84% of the vote, electing 32 MPs in the 300-member Greek Parliament.

Ex-minister Loverdos withdraws from PASOK

Andreas Loverdos, a former socialist minister and Member of Parliament, has announced his withdrawal from the PASOK socialists.

In a statement posted on social media on Wednesday, Loverdos stated that he has sent a letter to the party leader, Nikos Androulakis, explaining the reasons behind his resignation, which he described as "purely political."

PASOK chief rules out coalition with New Democracy

PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Nikos Androulakis interprets the result of the May 21 election, which gave the conservatives a 20-percentage point lead over the main opposition, as a failure of SYRIZA and categorically dismisses any possibility of cooperation with New Democracy, even if the latter does not secure an outright majority.

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