PES president Sergei Stanishev said : ‘I want to warmly congratulate Fofi Gennimata on her victory in the primary of the Greek centre-left this weekend. This primary was a brave and necessary move which has energized social democracy in Greece. Today’s result is a clear and unambiguous victory, but it is also a real success for all progressives thanks to the important mobilisation and participation that it generated. I also want to congratulate all those who took part in these elections’.
‘We have always campaigned for the unity of the social-democratic family in Greece and elsewhere in Europe. I am particularly encouraged by these developments. As more and more people recognize the need for a strong, progressive social-democratic core, this process of relaunch can be a real turning point for social democracy in Greece, and for the country as a whole. They can count on the PES’s continued support.’
