{"id":13797,"date":"2026-03-29T03:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T03:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/doukas-rules-out-coalition-with-nd-calls-for-governance-overhaul\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T03:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T03:27:17","slug":"doukas-rules-out-coalition-with-nd-calls-for-governance-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/doukas-rules-out-coalition-with-nd-calls-for-governance-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Doukas rules out coalition with ND, calls for governance overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, speaking at the ongoing PASOK party conference Saturday, ruled out any post-election cooperation with the ruling New Democracy party and called for a radical overhaul of Greece\u2019s prime minister-centered system of governance.<\/p>\n<p>Doukas, once and potentially again a rival for the leadership, delivered a forceful speech outlining a \u201cvictorious path\u201d for the socialist party and urging it to move beyond the \u201cstagnation of second place\u201d to pursue power, restore the rule of law, and implement institutional reforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitical change must not be a mere slogan but an urgent social demand,\u201d he said, sharply criticizing New Democracy for \u201copaque and arrogant practices,\u201d including wiretaps and the undermining of democratic institutions. He added that PASOK must do \u201ceverything necessary\u201d to prevent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from securing a third term, stressing the party\u2019s responsibility to lead the next government and address cases such as the Tempe railway disaster and the wiretapping affair.<\/p>\n<p>Doukas called for a new governance model to curb what he described as the prime minister\u2019s excessive powers, likening the current system to an \u201celected monarch.\u201d He proposed strengthening the role of the president and drawing a clearer line between executive and legislative branches, including limits on holding both ministerial and parliamentary roles.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized protecting public goods, criticizing the commercialization of water and the loss of public control of the Public Power Corporation (PPC), and warning against the \u201cde-Hellenization\u201d of the economy through foreign investment and the sale of strategic assets. To tackle inequality, he proposed taxing large wealth and bank dividends, alongside reforms to decentralize power to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Doukas urged dialogue with leftist and green groupings, arguing that broad alliances are key to major reforms, while reaffirming PASOK\u2019s independent electoral course.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by calling for stronger internal party participation, respect for pluralism, and primary elections to give grassroots members a greater voice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/1299505\/doukas-rules-out-coalition-with-nd-calls-for-governance-overhaul\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, speaking at the ongoing PASOK party conference Saturday, ruled out any post-election cooperation with the ruling New Democracy party and called for a radical overhaul of Greece\u2019s prime minister-centered system of governance. 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