# PASOK – Movement for Change

The PASOK – Movement for Change (PASOK-KINAL; Greek: ΠΑΣΟΚ – Κίνημα Αλλαγής, romanized: PASOK – Kínima Allagís, abbr. ΚΙΝΑΛ) is a political alliance in Greece, mainly affiliated with the centre-left of the political spectrum. It includes the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and Movement of Democratic Socialists (KIDISO). It was founded in March 2018, initially as "Movement for Change" (Kínima Allagís).

## History

In July 2017, PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata announced the formation of a new unified centre-left party in Greece before the end of the year. In the summer of 2017, Stavros Theodorakis, leader and founder of The River also decided to participate in the creation of the alliance. After the leadership election, both PASOK–DIMAR and The River planned to continue with separate parliamentary groups until the new alliance's founding congress, scheduled for spring 2018. On 12 November 2017, the first round of leadership elections was held to select the new party's founding leader. Nine initial leadership candidates included Gennimata, Theodorakis, Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis, PASOK MEP Nikos Androulakis, EDEM party leader Apostolos Pontas, academic Constantinos Gatsios, former PASOK ministers Yiannis Maniatis and Yiannis Ragousis, and Dimitris Tziotis. The candidates reaching the second-round election were Gennimata, with 44.5% of the vote, and Androulakis, with 25.4%. The run-off on 19 November was won by Gennimata, who garnered 56% of the vote. On 28 November 2017, “Movement for Change” (Kinima Allagis) was announced as the preliminary name of the alliance. On 2 December 2017, the party's six-member ruling council was announced, being composed of Gennimata, Theodorakis, Androulakis, Kaminis, DIMAR leader Thanasis Theocharopoulos and former PASOK Prime Minister George Papandreou.
The alliance held its founding congress on 16–18 March in Athens. During the congress, the new logo was unveiled and the alliance's charter and policy program was approved by the overwhelming majority of members.
On 2 July 2018, The River left KINAL. On 20 January 2019, DIMAR also left KINAL due to its position of supporting the Prespa agreement. On 1 June 2019 former PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos left KINAL, accusing Gennimata of turning the Movement into "SYRIZA's tail".
KINAL increased its obtained seats in the 2019 Greek legislative election compared to Democratic Alignment, becoming Greece's third-largest party and securing 22 seats in the Hellenic Parliament. Following the election, KINAL positioned itself into opposition to the new Mitsotakis Government.
Gennimata died on 25 October 2021 at the Evangelismos Hospital in Athens from cancer.
Elections for the new leader took place in December 2021, with the main candidates being Andreas Loverdos, Nikos Androulakis, and George Papandreou. Nikos Androulakis was elected to lead the KINAL and PASOK on 12 December 2021.
On 1 April 2022, Androulakis announced an internal referendum to be held on 8 May. The referendum was held to decide whether to rename the alliance to "PASOK – Movement of Change" and also to change the emblem. The proposal to change the emblem and name was accepted with a percentage of 95%. The new emblem was unveiled two weeks later, with the traditional green sun having changed hue in a gradient from dark to lighter from left to right.
In the 2024 EU election the party improved its showing, but remained stagnant from legislative elections and failed to fulfill its goal of reasserting itself as the official opposition. This triggered a crisis within the party, with the credibility of Nikos Androulakis’s leadership being called into question. Some in the party also floated the possibility of an alliance with Syriza in advance of the 2027 legislative elections, including Syriza MP Nikos Pappas and Athens’s PASOK mayor Haris Doukas. On 30 June 2024, after internal party pressure, leadership elections were called for 6 October of the same year.

## Composition

The alliance is composed of the following parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader |
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) | Social democracy | Nikos Androulakis |
| Movement of Democratic Socialists (KIDISO) | Democratic socialism | Giorgos Papandreou |
| Citizens' Movements for Social Democracy | Social democracy | Mihalis Halaris |
| Union for Democratic Reform (EDEM) | Social liberalism | Apostolos Pontas |
| Renewal Left | Progressivism | Theodoros Margaritis |
Until 2019, the alliance also included the following parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader |
| The River (To Potami) | Social liberalism | Stavros Theodorakis |
| Reformers for Democracy and Development | Democratic socialism | Spyros Lykoudis |
| Democratic Left (DIMAR) | Democratic socialism | Thanasis Theocharopoulos |

## Election results
### Hellenic Parliament

| Election | Hellenic Parliament | Hellenic Parliament | Hellenic Parliament | Hellenic Parliament | Hellenic Parliament | Rank | Government | Leader |
| Election | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | Rank | Government | Leader |
| 2019 | 457,519 | 8.10% | New | 22 / 300 | New | #3 | Opposition | Fofi Gennimata |
| May 2023 | 676,166 | 11.46% | +3.36 | 41 / 300 | 19 | #3 | Snap election | Nikos Androulakis |
| Jun 2023 | 617,315 | 11.85% | +0.39 | 32 / 300 | 9 | #3 | Opposition | Nikos Androulakis |

### European Parliament

European Parliament :
| Election | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | Rank | Leader | EP Group |
| 2019 | 436,735 | 7.72% | 0.30 | 2 / 21 | 0 | #3 | Fofi Gennimata | S&D |
| 2024 | 508,399 | 12.79% | 5.07 | 3 / 21 | 1 | #3 | Nikos Androulakis | S&D |