Formerly the largest left-wing party in Greece between 1977 and 2012, PASOK lost much of its popular support as a result of the Greek debt crisis.
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17 Facts About PASOK
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In 2018, PASOK merged into a new political alliance of centre-left parties, again led by Gennimata, called the Movement for Change, becoming the third largest party in the parliament in the 2019 election.
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At the November 1977 elections PASOK eclipsed the EK-ND, doubled its share of the vote and won 93 seats, becoming the main opposition party.
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PASOK proved to be an excellent negotiator when it came to securing benefits and subsidies for Greece from the EEC.
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In 1986, the PASOK government amended the Greek constitution to remove most powers from the President and give wider authority to the Prime Minister and the Executive Government.
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PASOK had changed the electoral law before the elections, making it harder for the leading party to form a majority government, so the legislature was deadlocked.
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In opposition, PASOK underwent a leadership crisis when Andreas Papandreou was prosecuted over his supposed involvement in the Bank of Crete scandal.
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PASOK was eventually acquitted and, in a dramatic reversal of fortunes, at the October 1993 elections he led the party to another landslide victory.
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PASOK was succeeded by Costas Simitis, the candidate of the modernising, pro-European wing of PASOK, who won an internal vote against Akis Tsochatzopoulos, a Papandreou confidant.
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PASOK was criticized for his soft stance against Turkey and especially for praising in public the American intervention on the issue.
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Under Costas Simitis' leadership, PASOK had two major successes: In September 1997 Greece won the right to stage the 2004 Summer Olympic Games and in 2001 it was confirmed that the country would be included in the Eurozone, for which it had failed to meet the convergence criteria in 1998.
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In June 2009, the PASOK won the 2009 European Parliament election in Greece.
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However PASOK decided to help the formation of a government by joining with New Democracy as well as the Democratic Left of Fotis Kouvelis in a coalition under Prime Minister Samaras.
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On 30 August 2015, ahead of the upcoming September snap election, PASOK announced an electoral alliance with DIMAR, dubbed the Democratic Coalition.
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PASOK is a member of the Socialist International, the Progressive Alliance and the Party of European Socialists.
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PASOK MEPs sit with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament.
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