Kostas Tsoukalas, spokesperson for PASOK-KINAL, addressed the 2025 budget approval during a radio interview. He criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for incorporating PASOK’s proposals while dismissing their relevance. Tsoukalas emphasized the lost financial opportunities for Greece, particularly during the pandemic, and urged for better economic strategies and a stronger social state. He affirmed the necessity of defeating New Democracy for political change, maintaining that PASOK aims for an independent path without electoral collaboration with their rivals.