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{{Politics of Greece}}
[[Image:PASOKgreenSunLogo.jpg|frame|left|Party logo]]The '''Panhellenic Socialist Movement''', better known as '''PASOK''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, ''Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima'', ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a [[Greece|Greek]] [[social democratic]] political party. After ruling Greece for most of the 1980s and '90s, PASOK lost office at the [[Elections 2004|March 7, 2004, Greek elections]].

PASOK was established in September [[1974]] following the fall of the Greek military regime and the restoration of democracy. Its founder was [[Andreas Papandreou]], the son of the late Greek liberal leader [[George Papandreou, senior|George Papandreou]]. Its founding principle were "National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Emancipation, Democratic Process."

At the November [[1974]] elections PASOK received 13.5% of the vote and won 15 seats, coming third behind the conservative [[New Democracy]] party of [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]] and the liberals of [[George Mavros]]. At the November [[1977]] elections, however, PASOK eclipsed the liberals, doubled its percentage of the vote and won 92 seats, becoming the official opposition.

In October [[1981]] PASOK won national elections with 48% of the vote, and capturing 173 seats and forming the first socialist government in the history of Greece. Although Papandreou had campaigned on opposition to Greek membership of [[NATO]] and the [[European Union|European Economic Community]], he soon changed his mind and began renegotiation conditions for Greek entry to the EEC.

In [[1985]] the PASOK government revised the Greek Constitution to remove most powers from the President and to give wider authority to the Prime Minister and the elected Government. Many other sweeping social reforms were carried out. At the June [[1985]] elections PASOK 45% of the vote and won 161 seats. In June [[1989]], however, the PASOK vote fell to 40%, and the legislature was deadlocked. Another election in November produced the same result. After a prolonged political crisis, a third election in April [[1990]] brought New Democracy back to power.

In opposition PASOK underwent a leadership crisis when Papandreou was prosecuted over his alleged involvement in the [[Bank of Crete]] scandal. He was eventually acquitted, and at the October [[1993]] elections he was able to exploit nationalist sentiment over the [[Macedonia]] and [[Cyprus]] issues to regain power. In [[1995]], however, Papandreou's health began to decline and PASOK was racked with leadership conflicts.

In January [[1996]] Papandreou was forced by ill-health to retire, and he was succeeded by [[Costas Simitis]], the candidate of the modernising, pro-European wing of PASOK. Papandreou died in June, and became the subject of a posthumous cult among the PASOK faithful that now, with the decline of socialist ideology within the party, provides its main focus of loyalty.

At the September [[1996]] election, Simitis won a mandate in his own right, and in December Greece agreed to enter the [[Euro]] zone, burying the Greek nationalist ideology which under Papandreou had been PASOK's hallmark. In September [[1997]] Greece won the right to stage the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]]. Simitis won another term in April [[2000]], winning 42.7% of the vote and 158 seats: a substantial achievement for a party which had been in power almost continuously for nearly 20 years.

On [[January 7]] [[2004]] [[Costas Simitis]] announced his resignation as leader of PASOK. He was succeeded by [[George Papandreou, junior|George Papandreou]], son of Andreas Papandreou. PASOK hoped that Papandreou could reverse the slide in the opinion polls which saw the opposition [[New Democracy]] party under [[Costas Caramanlis]] 7% ahead at the start of the year.

But although Papandreou reduced ND's lead in the polls to 3%, he was unable to reverse the view of a majority of Greek voters that PASOK had been in power too long and had grown lazy and corrupt. ND had a comfortable win at the [[Greek legislative election, 2004|March 7 elections]], placing PASOK in opposition after eleven years in office.

Shortly after, ND did a financial audit and went on to accuse PASOK of having falsified Greece's macroeconomic statistics, on the basis of which the European institutions accepted Greece to join the Euro zone.

PASOK is a member of the Party of European Socialists and the Socialist International. In the [[European Parliament]] it has eight [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]s.

== Party Milestones ==
=== September 3, 1974 ===
PASOK is established. [[Andreas Papandreou|Andreas G. Papandreou]] presents the founding declaration of "September 3rd", with the ideological principles and goals of the Pan - Hellenic Socialist Movement, encapsulated as: National Independence - Popular Domination - Social Emancipation - Democratic Process. [[Andreas Papandreou]] calls for the self - organization of the popular forces, expressing the national, democratic and social demands of the people and the land which were emerging from the bleak period of the dictatorship.

=== November 1974 ===
PASOK participates in a national election for the first time, receiving 13,5% of the vote for 15 representatives. This marks the beginning of a period of dynamic opposition setting the boundaries of the socialist, patriotic and democratic nature of our domain.

=== October 1981 - National Elections ===
PASOK wins the elections with 48% of the vote, and elects 173 members of the Parliament. PASOK becomes the first autonomous socialistic Government in the history of Greece.

=== June 1985 - National Elections ===
PASOK wins the elections with 45% of the popular vote and elects 161 Members of Parliament to form an autonomous government.
=== June 1996 - THE DEMISE OF A. PAPANDREOU
PASOK loses its founder and leader. The whole country, as well as the worldwide community, bids farewell to [[Andreas Papandreou]].

=== September 1996 - National Elections ===
Led by [[Kostas Simitis]], PASOK wins the election and receives the commission to continue the country`s course towards its equal accession into Unified Europe.
=== April 2000 - National Elections ===
The election is held in an intensely politically - charged atmosphere. PASOK, led by [[Kostas Simitis]], again wins the election with a majority of 43.79% as against the [[New Democracy]] Party with 42,73%, electing 158 representatives.

==See also==

*[[History|History of Greece]]
*[[Politics|Politics of Greece]]
*[[Political Parties|List of political parties in Greece]]

==External links==
* [http://democracy.pasok.gr/democracy/content/gr/index.aspx/ PASOK's website] [http://www.pasok.gr/en/ en]
* [http://ekloges.ypes.gr/en/ Greek election results], via the Greek Ministry of Internal Affairs

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−	[[Image:PASOKgreenSunLogo.jpg\|frame\|left\|Party logo]]The '''Panhellenic Socialist Movement''', better known as '''PASOK''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, ''Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima'', ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a [[Greece\|Greek]] social democratic political party. After ruling Greece for most of the 1980s and '90s, PASOK lost office at the [[Elections 2004\|March 7, 2004, Greek elections]].	+	[[Image:PASOKgreenSunLogo.jpg\|frame\|left\|Party logo]]The '''Panhellenic Socialist Movement''', better known as '''PASOK''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, ''Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima'', ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a [[Greece\|Greek]] social democratic political party. After ruling Greece for most of the 1980s and '90s, PASOK lost office at the [[Elections 2004\|March 7, 2004, Greek elections]]. They were returned to power in [[2009]].

	PASOK was established in September [[1974]] following the fall of the Greek military regime and the restoration of democracy. Its founder was [[Andreas Papandreou]], the son of the late Greek liberal leader [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Its founding principle were "National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Emancipation, Democratic Process."		PASOK was established in September [[1974]] following the fall of the Greek military regime and the restoration of democracy. Its founder was [[Andreas Papandreou]], the son of the late Greek liberal leader [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Its founding principle were "National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Emancipation, Democratic Process."

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 [[Image:PASOKgreenSunLogo.jpg|frame|left|Party logo]]The '''Panhellenic Socialist Movement''', better known as '''PASOK''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, ''Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima'', ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a [[Greece|Greek]] social democratic political party. After ruling Greece for most of the 1980s and '90s, PASOK lost office at the [[Elections 2004|March 7, 2004, Greek elections]].
-PASOK was established in September [[1974]] following the fall of the Greek military regime and the restoration of democracy. Its founder was [[Andreas Papandreou]], the son of the late Greek liberal leader [[George Papandreou, senior|George Papandreou]]. Its founding principle were "National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Emancipation, Democratic Process."
+PASOK was established in September [[1974]] following the fall of the Greek military regime and the restoration of democracy. Its founder was [[Andreas Papandreou]], the son of the late Greek liberal leader [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Its founding principle were "National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Emancipation, Democratic Process."
 {{Politics of Greece}}At the November [[1974]] elections PASOK received 13.5% of the vote and won 15 seats, coming third behind the conservative [[New Democracy]] party of [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]] and the liberals of [[George Mavros]]. At the November [[1977]] elections, however, PASOK eclipsed the liberals, doubled its percentage of the vote and won 92 seats, becoming the official opposition.

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 {{Politics of Greece}}
-[[Image:PASOKgreenSunLogo.jpg|frame|left|Party logo]]The '''Panhellenic Socialist Movement''', better known as '''PASOK''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: &#928;&#945;&#957;&#949;&#955;&#955;&#942;&#957;&#953;&#959; &#931;&#959;&#963;&#953;&#945;&#955;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#953;&#954;&#972; &#922;&#943;&#957;&#951;&#956;&#945;, ''Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima'', &Pi;&Alpha;&Sigma;&Omicron;&Kappa;), is a [[Greece|Greek]] [[social democratic]] political party. After ruling Greece for most of the 1980s and '90s, PASOK lost office at the [[Elections 2004|March 7, 2004, Greek elections]].
+[[Image:PASOKgreenSunLogo.jpg|frame|left|Party logo]]The '''Panhellenic Socialist Movement''', better known as '''PASOK''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, ''Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima'', ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a [[Greece|Greek]] social democratic political party. After ruling Greece for most of the 1980s and '90s, PASOK lost office at the [[Elections 2004|March 7, 2004, Greek elections]].
 PASOK was established in September [[1974]] following the fall of the Greek military regime and the restoration of democracy. Its founder was [[Andreas Papandreou]], the son of the late Greek liberal leader [[George Papandreou, senior|George Papandreou]]. Its founding principle were "National Independence, Popular Sovereignty, Social Emancipation, Democratic Process."

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 At the September [[1996]] election, Simitis won a mandate in his own right, and in December Greece agreed to enter the [[Euro]] zone, burying the Greek nationalist ideology which under Papandreou had been PASOK's hallmark. In September [[1997]] Greece won the right to stage the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]]. Simitis won another term in April [[2000]], winning 42.7% of the vote and 158 seats: a substantial achievement for a party which had been in power almost continuously for nearly 20 years.
-On [[January 7]] [[2004]] [[Costas Simitis]] announced his resignation as leader of PASOK. He was succeeded by [[George Papandreou, junior|George Papandreou]], son of Andreas Papandreou. PASOK hoped that Papandreou could reverse the slide in the opinion polls which saw the opposition [[New Democracy]] party under [[Costas Caramanlis]] 7% ahead at the start of the year.
+On [[January 7]] [[2004]] [[Costas Simitis]] announced his resignation as leader of PASOK. He was succeeded by [[Giorgos Papandreou]], son of Andreas Papandreou. PASOK hoped that Papandreou could reverse the slide in the opinion polls which saw the opposition [[New Democracy]] party under [[Kostas Karamanlis]] 7% ahead at the start of the year.
 But although Papandreou reduced ND's lead in the polls to 3%, he was unable to reverse the view of a majority of Greek voters that PASOK had been in power too long and had grown lazy and corrupt. ND had a comfortable win at the [[Greek legislative election, 2004|March 7 elections]], placing PASOK in opposition after eleven years in office.

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 === June 1985 - National Elections ===
 PASOK wins the elections with 45% of the popular vote and elects 161 Members of Parliament to form an autonomous government.
-=== June 1996 - THE DEMISE OF A. PAPANDREOU
+=== June 1996 ===
 PASOK loses its founder and leader. The whole country, as well as the worldwide community, bids farewell to [[Andreas Papandreou]].
 ===   September 1996 - National Elections ===
-Led by [[Kostas Simitis]], PASOK wins the election and receives the commission to continue the country`s course towards its equal accession into Unified Europe.
+Led by [[Costas Simitis]], PASOK wins the election and receives the commission to continue the country`s course towards its equal accession into Unified Europe.
 ===   April 2000 - National Elections ===
-The election is held in an intensely politically - charged atmosphere. PASOK, led by [[Kostas Simitis]], again wins the election with a majority of 43.79% as against the [[New Democracy]] Party with 42,73%, electing 158 representatives.
+The election is held in an intensely politically - charged atmosphere. PASOK, led by [[Costas Simitis]], again wins the election with a majority of 43.79% as against the [[New Democracy]] Party with 42,73%, electing 158 representatives.
 ==See also==