Democratic Left (Greece)
Democratic Left | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Fotis Kouvelis |
| Founded | 27 June 2010 |
| Split from | Synaspismós |
| Headquarters | Plateia Viktorias 5, 10 434 Athens |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[1] Social democracy[1] Pro-Europeanism[2][3][4] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2][3] |
| Parliament | 10 / 300 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 22 |
| Peripheries [5] | 7 / 725 |
| Website | |
| http://www.dimokratikiaristera.gr/ | |
Democratic Left (Greek: Δημοκρατική Αριστερά - ΔΗΜ.ΑΡ., Dimokratiki Aristera - DIMAR) is a Greek democratic socialist political party.
It emerged, in June 2010, when the members of the moderate Renewal Wing (Greek: Ανανεωτική Πτέρυγα) platform left the Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology, or Synaspismos, at its 6th congress.
Principles
The fundamental principles of the Democratic Left are:[6]
- Democratic socialism
- Left wing europeanism
- Reformist strategy
- Environmental awareness
Foundation
Democratic Left was founded on 27 June 2010 when the Renewal Wing platform of Synaspismos, among them MPs Fotis Kouvelis, Thanasis Leventis, Nikos Tsoukalis, and Grigoris Psarianos - left Synaspismos at its 6th congress. They were joined by more than 550 individuals.[7]
At a subsequent national conference of the Renewal Wing, 170 members were elected to national policy committee of the new party.[8]
The first conference of the Democratic Left was held on 31 March - 3 April 2011, electing Fotis Kouvelis as its leader with 97,31%.[9]
References
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram, "Greece", Parties and Elections in Europe, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ a b Gilson, George (18 December 2011), "The rise of the left", Athens News, retrieved 25 February 2012
- ^ a b Mac Con Uladh, Damian (3 November 2011), "Where Greece stands", Irish Times, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ Malkoutzis, Nick (2011), The Greek Crisis and the Politics of Uncertainty (PDF), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, retrieved 15 March 2012
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Periphery Councillors
- ^ Θεμελιώδεις αρχές της «Δημοκρατικής Αριστεράς»
- ^ "Syriza split creates new party", Kathimerini English Edition, 10 June 2010.
- ^ Τα 170 μέλη της Πανελλαδικής Πολιτικής Επιτροπής
- ^ http://kke4ever.blogspot.com/2011/04/1.html