There are now calls for him to go from within PASOK. In response to the rising pressure, PASOK‘s headquarters issued a statement saying that Papandreou would chair an emergency session of the party‘s parliamentary group at 4.30 pm. to discuss what the government‘s next steps should be. Prominent PASOK deputy and former minister Vasso Papandreou told reporters that the issue of a possible party leadership change would be among those on the agenda.