Securing nearly 60% of the votes cast, Nikos Androulakis has emerged victorious in the runoff election for the leadership of the socialist PASOK party.
The official results were announced on Sunday, October 13, with his opponent, Athens mayor Haris Doukas, reaching out to congratulate Androulakis.
Final tallies indicate that Androulakis received 125,820 votes, accounting for 59.92% of valid ballots, while Doukas garnered 84,149 votes, or 40.08%.
Από καρδιάς, σας ευχαριστώ. 💚 pic.twitter.com/lWqIidegOz
— Nikos Androulakis (@androulakisnick) October 13, 2024
A total of 213,001 party members and supporters participated in the election, though there were 1,635 spoiled ballots and 1,397 blank votes. Voter turnout was more than 25% lower than in the previous round but still exceeded the turnout from 2021, when 207,658 individuals cast their votes.
In international results, Androulakis led in Sydney with 37 votes compared to Doukas’ 9. However, in Melbourne, Doukas outperformed Androulakis, garnering 22 votes to his 8.
Androulakis has been leading PASOK since December 2021, when he won a decisive runoff against former Prime Minister George Papandreou. This latest election was prompted by what many viewed as a disappointing performance in June’s European Parliament elections, where PASOK fell short of surpassing the struggling main opposition party, SYRIZA.
Source: Ekathimerini.
