2012 PASOK leadership election

2012 PASOK leadership election Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima Logo.svg primary no 18 March 2012 2007 PASOK leadership election 2007 2015 PASOK leadership election 2015 File:Venizelos in Vienna (2014).jpg E. Venizelos Unopposed 100% President of PASOK George Papandreou Evangelos Venizelos A leadership election was held on 18 March 2012 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), Greece's main centre-left party. The leadership election came after the resignation of PM George Papandreou on 11 November 2011 as part of the Greek government debt crisis and before the early election expected in April or May 2012. Due to strongly rising resistance against the two main parties (PASOK and New Democracy, the main conservative party), PASOK's ratings in opinion polls were at an unprecedented all-time low point, barely above 10%. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_19/02/2012_428741 50 Years Ago Today eKathimerini.comhttps://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/greek-socialist-leader-steps-down-as-snap-election-looms/news-story/b4b9d98bd24dadd28eb8b204465b7224 Greek socialist leader steps down as snap election looms News.com.au news.com.au live https://web.archive.org/web/20120310202834/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/greek-socialist-leader-steps-down-as-snap-election-looms/story-e6frfku0-1226296033019 2012-03-10 Christos Papoutsis (Minister of Citizen Protection in Lucas Papademos' technical government until his resignation on 7 March 2012 http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_27/02/2012_429982 50 Years Ago Today eKathimerini.com) and Evangelos Venizelos (Minister of Finance in the technical government) were initially running for party leadership. Venizelos was unexpectedly being supported by Minister of Health and Social Solidarity Andreas Loverdos, who had been widely considered to be one of the frontrunners for the post.http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_31/01/2012_425365 ekathimerini.com PASOK leadership race takes a new turn 2012-03-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120310192222/http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_31/01/2012_425365 2012-03-10 However, as Papoutsis failed to collect the necessary signatures to stand in the election, Venizelos was elected unopposed at the party convention.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-03/12/content_14813564.htm Venizelos set to be Greek Socialist leader |Europe chinadaily.com.cn 2022-06-21 http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_18/03/2012_433433 Albanian shot eKathimerini.com He resigned as finance minister on 19 March 2012 http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_16/03/2012_433311 Albanian shot eKathimerini.com and was replaced by Philippos Sachinidis on 21 March 2012. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_21/03/2012_434069 Albanian shot eKathimerini.com References Category:2012 elections in Greece Category:Political party leadership elections in Greece Category:PASOK PASOK leadership election