Flowers, wreaths and a flag of PASOK are seen on the grave of Andreas Papandreou at the First Cemetery of Athens, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. [Giorgos Zachos/InTime News]
Greece marked 30 years since the death of Andreas Papandreou, founder and longtime leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), with a tribute published by Kostas Laliotis, a former PASOK minister and senior party figure who served in government under Papandreou.
Laliotis described Papandreou as having left “an indelible mark” on Greece’s progress, emancipation and democratic institutions, crediting him with advances in gender equality, civil liberties, social welfare and the rule of law.
Polls consistently rank Papandreou as the most popular and influential leader of the post-junta era, Laliotis wrote, calling his loss “a great absence, with a permanent presence everywhere.”
Laliotis announced plans to publish 20 policy and ideological texts in the weeks ahead, through PASOK’s September 3 founding anniversary.
