How Bassok ousted the Gouratas in Thessaly – Salagiani-Othon’s secret visit with the “duck step”

A ploy from the past was pulled by experienced PASOK officials in the Thessaly region to secure the election of Dimitris Kouretas, who they supported alongside SYRIZA, against ND’s anointed Kostas Agorastos.

PASOK insiders recall the urban legend of Theodoros Tsokatos’ jacket trick: when the Simitis-Tsochatzopoulos conflict proceedings were underway for the PASOK Congress in 1996, “general” X. hung his jacket in the monk’s office in Trikoupis so he could silence him. “Tsochatzopoulis” must sleep and they believe he is “around somewhere”, when in fact he was plowing Greece and consolidating the centers of Costas Simitis!

That’s how some “smoking gun” PASOK officials thought of Kouretas’ victory in Thessaly, and he went to the second round without even his colleagues believing he could win.

Initially, Nikos Androulakis went to Thessaly and saw the problems caused by the floods, residents and Mr. Discussed with Kouretas. PASOK’s secretary, Andreas Spiropoulos, visited Thessaly and interacted with the local authorities, Mr. He issued statements in favor of Gouretas.

On Wednesday night, the line-up of special tasks was raised: a multi-veteran Nikos Salagianis (General Director of PASOK and Member of PG) and O Manolis Otonas (Pasok’s central committee member, Fofi Jennimata was director of the political office). They “duck-step” to Larisa, that is, without drumbeats and reports, to go “under the radar”. They settled in the office of the PASOK MP for Larissa Evangelias Liagolis And the “final attack” Kureta contacts and organization began.

They were accompanied by the secretary of PASOK Dasula became hotsy and experienced in organizational matters George Limberopoulos.

Closer and former Member of Parliament Dimitris Constantopoulos, who used his network of contacts in the area.

The climate among Guerredas employees was not optimistic, and it called for a political administration. Immediately a group of “special tasks” implemented a network of contacts and initiatives and public statements by PASOK executives appeared in an attempt to highlight the “wrong” actions of L. Avgenakis. Procedures for providing compensation to flood victims will continue through elections.

However, at the same time, the atmosphere is heavy with anticipation due to the report of Eleftheria Sanakoulis (on Sunday she finished fourth with a rate of 9.49% in the first round %), thereby numerically confirming her dominance in the second round.

However, PASOK’s “Special Task Force” confirmed… 9 regional councilors from Tanakaulis faction rushed… to vacate it within hours of the announcement, as well as Ms. Mr. had strongly criticized the purchase before the election.

Note that these 9 consultants are not included Nicolas Houdouras, Tempi was excluded from the PASOK-Movement for change ballots in Magnesia by the Andrologia decision as he was the doctor who approved sick leave for the OSE inspector involved in the train accident.

N. Hautouras was a regional councilor candidate in the Tzanakoulis coalition and received almost 4,500 crosses. However, despite his relationship with PASOK – which angered him at being cut from the ballot, and because he canceled a meeting requested by the party top – he made a personal announcement that he would support Agorastos in the second round.

At the same time, Salagiannis and Otonas used data from rolling polls that showed Gouretas in the lead to change the climate inside and outside his staff.

After 72 hours of feverish procedures and interactions, Othona-Salagiannis and their colleagues returned to their base at X. Trikoupi on Friday evening.

On Sunday, Dimitris Gouretas was elected regional governor of Thessaly.