The PASOK Period in Greece: What Does It Mean for Turkey?
The PASOK Period in Greece: What Does It Mean for Turkey?

Summary/Abstract: In the previous week, a new page in the Greek political life was opened with the PASOK’s victory in the parliamentary elections (on October 4th). Greek citizens chose their new term prime minister to manage the country through the great economic challenges of the time and to make crucial decisions for the country's future. Although more than twenty political parties registered for the elections, mainly two leading figures, Papandreou’s PASOK and Karamanlis’ New Democracy, dominated the public meetings. In fact, it was the natural consequence of the traditional politics in Greece. Since the beginning of modern Greek history, the two basic families, Papandreou and Karamanlis, ruled the country sequentially. For this parliamentary term, it was PASOK’s turn, and Papandreou took over the helm from Karamanlis, as expected from the latest public opinion polls. The Greeks gave the majority to PASOK with 43.92% of the votes while New Democracy had 33.48%.

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