Democratic Alignment (2015)
Political party in Greece
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The Democratic Alignment (Greek: Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη (ΔΗΣΥ), romanized: Dimokratiki Symparataxi, DISI), also translated as Democratic Coalition,[1] was a political alliance in Greece.
Democratic Alignment Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη | |
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| Leader | Fofi Gennimata |
| Founded | 30 August 2015 |
| Dissolved | 16 March 2018 |
| Preceded by | Olive Tree – Democratic Alignment |
| Merged into | Movement for Change |
| Ideology | Majority: Social democracy Pro-Europeanism Factions: Democratic socialism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
History
The alliance was launched on 30 August 2015 by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the Democratic Left (DIMAR).[2][3][4]
In the September 2015 legislative election, the alliance received 6.3% of the vote, providing the mandate for 17 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.[5]
In January 2017, the Movement of Democratic Socialists joined Democratic Alignment.[6]
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.[7][8]
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.[9]
Election results
Hellenic Parliament
| Election | Hellenic Parliament | Rank | Government | Leader | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| September 2015 | 341,390 | 6.4% | +1.1 | 17 / 300 |
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#4 | Opposition | Fofi Gennimata |
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.[10] 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.[11]