希腊前总理大选前组建新政党
Former Greek socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou launched on Saturday afternoon a new political party called "Democrat Socialists' Movement" which will take part in the upcoming Jan. 25 early general elections.
希腊前社会党总理乔治·帕潘德里欧周六下午成立了新政党“民主社会主义者运动”，该党将参加1月25日举行的早期大选。
Greek former Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses a launching ceremony of his new political party called Democrat Socialists Movement in Athens, Greece, Jan. 3, 2015.
In a fully packed amphitheatre in Athens Papandreou called on Greeks to join the new progressive and reformist movement.
"We, Greeks can collectively work together to change Greece," Papandreou said, addressing the gathering. A few hours earlier the name and emblem of the new party, which is a rose, had been formally registered to the Supreme Court, according to the Greek legislation.
The founding declaration has been signed by hundreds of individuals, including former ministers and deputies in the parliament which was dissolved on Tuesday.
At least three leading members of PASOK, the party founded by George Papandreou's father and also former PM Andreas Papandreou, four decades ago and led by both, have already left the socialist party to join the new movement.
George Papandreou said that he decided to found the new party because he felt that PASOK, the junior coalition partner in the outgoing conservative-led government, no longer reflected the true values of democracy, socialism and sustainable growth which will be the pillars of the Democrat Socialist's Movement.
The former Premier (2009-2011) stressed that the new party aims to push forward a Greek plan to exit the five-year debt crisis, as the unpopular bailout deals first signed with international lenders during his term to avert a Greek default expire in late February.