In a recent interview, Kostas Tsoukalas, spokesperson for PASOK-KINAL, addressed the challenges facing pensioners in Greece, highlighting a nominal pension increase of 2.4% that fails to match the 2.7% inflation rate. He also emphasized the need for a more competitive banking environment to reduce lending rates. Regarding the presidential nomination, Tsoukalas advocated for a candidate from the center-left to ensure political balance and national unity, rejecting narrow partisan choices that might exacerbate the ruling party’s internal conflicts.