Democratic Alignment (2015)
{{Infobox political party
| name = Democratic Alignment
| native_name = {{Lang|el|Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη}}
| logo = File:Greek Democratic Alignment logo.jpg
| leader = Fofi Gennimata
| foundation = {{start date|2015|08|30|df=y}}
| dissolved = {{start date|2018|03|16|df=y}}
| successor =
| ideology = Majority:
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Factions:
Democratic socialism
Social liberalism
| position = Centre-left
| predecessor = Olive Tree – Democratic Alignment
| merged = Movement for Change
| colorcode = {{party color|Panhellenic Socialist Movement}}
| country = Greece
}}
The Democratic Alignment ({{langx|el|Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη (ΔΗΣΥ)|translit=Dimokratiki Symparataxi}}, DISI), also translated as Democratic Coalition,{{Cite web|title=Election Results|url=https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/Vouli-ton-Ellinon/To-Politevma/Ekloges/Eklogika-apotelesmata-New/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=www.hellenicparliament.gr}} was a political alliance in Greece.
History
The alliance was launched on 30 August 2015 by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the Democratic Left (DIMAR).{{cite news|author=A. Makris |url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/08/30/pasok-and-dimar-cooperation-in-greek-elections/ |title=PASOK and DIMAR Cooperation in Greek Elections | GreekReporter.com |newspaper=Greekreporter.com |publisher=Greece.greekreporter.com |date=2015-08-30 |accessdate=2015-09-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/201034/article/ekathimerini/news/pasok-seals-vote-pact-with-dimar |title=PASOK seals vote pact with DIMAR | News |publisher=ekathimerini.com |date=2015-08-30 |accessdate=2015-09-29}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22767&subid=2&pubid=64241648 |title=Επισήμως "Δημοκρατική συμπαράταξη" ΠΑΣΟΚ - ΔΗΜΑΡ | πολιτικη |publisher=ethnos.gr |date=2015-08-30 |accessdate=2015-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113112809/http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22767&subid=2&pubid=64241648 |archive-date=2017-11-13 |url-status=dead }}
In the September 2015 legislative election, the alliance received 6.3% of the vote, providing the mandate for 17 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.{{cite news|last=Papapostolou |first=Anastasios |url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/09/21/greek-elections-official-final-results/ |title=Greek Elections: Official Final Results | GreekReporter.com |newspaper=Greekreporter.com |publisher=Greece.greekreporter.com |date=2015-09-21 |accessdate=2015-09-29}}
In January 2017, the Movement of Democratic Socialists joined Democratic Alignment.{{cite news|last=Papapostolou |first=Anastasios |url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/09/21/greek-elections-official-final-results/ |title=Greek Elections: Official Final Results | GreekReporter.com |newspaper=Greekreporter.com |date=21 September 2015 |publisher=Ελλάδα.greekreporter.com }}
Οn 13 January 2017, MPs Leonidas Grigorakos and Ilchan Achmet joined the Democratic Alignment.
On 16–18 March 2018, DISI and other Greek centre-left parties merged into Movement for Change.{{cite web|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/226852/article/ekathimerini/news/new-center-left-party-wraps-up-inaugural-conference-unveils-new-logo|title=New center left party wraps up inaugural conference unveils new logo|website=Ekathimerini.com|accessdate=18 March 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://balkaneu.com/new-center-left-party-founding-congress-puts-out-message-of-unity/ |title=balkaneu.com |access-date=2019-01-20 |archive-date=2019-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510162647/https://balkaneu.com/new-center-left-party-founding-congress-puts-out-message-of-unity/ |url-status=dead }}
It remained legally active (albeit not as a political formation) alongside PASOK – KINAL, PASOK and Olive Tree until 2022; balance sheets were published for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web |title=Οικονομικές Καταστάσεις – ΠΑΣΟΚ – Κίνημα Αλλαγής |url=https://pasok.gr/oikonomikes-katastaseis/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |language=el}}
Election results
=Hellenic Parliament=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; line-height:16px;" |
| rowspan="2" width="60px"| Election
! colspan="5"| Hellenic Parliament ! rowspan="2" width="30px"| Rank ! rowspan="2" width="125px"| Government ! rowspan="2"| Leader |
|---|
| width="75px"| Votes
! width="45px"| % ! width="45px"| ±pp ! width="100px"| Seats won ! width="40px"| +/− |
| September 2015
| 341,390 | 6.4% | +1.1 | {{Composition bar|17|300|hex={{party color|Panhellenic Socialist Movement}}}} | {{increase}}4 | #4 | style="background-color:#FFCCCC"| Opposition |
A 09/2015 results compared to the combined totals for PASOK and DIMAR in the January 2015 election.
Name
The name Democratic Alignment has been previously used by a 1950/51 centre-left coalition.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook, p. 830 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} It had previously been proposed in 2014 by Evangelos Venizelos as a new name for PASOK, but was rejected by former prime minister George Papandreou.{{cite news |author=Philip Chrysopoulos |title=PASOK Rejects Papandreou Proposal on Party Leadership Election |work=Greek Reporter |url=http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/11/23/pasok-rejects-papandreou-proposal-on-party-leadership-election/ |date=23 November 2014 |accessdate=16 May 2016}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.pasok.gr/candidates/ Candidates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326233545/http://www.pasok.gr/candidates/ |date=2016-03-26 }}
Category:2015 establishments in Greece
Category:Defunct political party alliances in Greece
Category:Political parties established in 2015