Kinima Dimokraton Sosialiston
| Κίνημα Δημοκρατών Σοσιαλιστών Movement of the Democrats (and) Socialists |
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| Party leader | Giorgos A. Papandreou |
| founding | January 3, 2015 |
| Place of foundation | Athens |
| Alignment | Social democracy |
| Website | www.tokinima.gr |
Movement of Democratic Socialists ( Greek Κίνημα Δημοκρατών Σοσιαλιστών movement of the Democrats (and) Socialists ), short KIDISO (ΚΙΔΗΣΟ) or To Kinima (Το Κίνημα), a Greek from the former Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou in January 2015, founded Greek Socialist Party .
prehistory
Since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 , PASOK , founded by Andreas Papandreou , and the conservative Nea Dimokratia have been the forces that have dominated and shaped Greek politics, essentially taking turns in the country’s government. The financial and economic crisis that came to light under the government of Giorgos Papandreou in 2010 and brought about drastic measures - tax increases, wage and pension cuts - for the population led to an upheaval in the political landscape. In the elections in May 2012 and June 2012 , SYRIZA , an alliance of left, partly communist groups, rose from a small rallying party to the strongest force on the left side of the party spectrum, while PASOK fell far behind them and under their new chairman Evangelos Venizelos co-governed only as a junior partner of the New Democracy in a coalition government. The unpopular austerity measures and reforms continued under pressure from the troika of international donors from the IMF , EU and ECB led in opinion polls to a further decline in PASOK and a strengthening of SYRIZA and to the split off of many members of the government factions.
After his resignation as Prime Minister and PASOK Chairman, Giorgos Papandreou remained chairman of the Socialist International , but until the end of 2014 he hardly appeared politically. After the presidential election failed on December 29, 2014 and new elections were set for January 25, 2015 , he announced his intention to found a new party on January 2.
founding
The party called Kinima Dimokraton Sosialiston was founded on January 3, 2015, just three weeks before the new elections, in the auditorium of the Benaki Museum . It is generally accepted that the founding of the party represents an attempt by Papandreou to win back with his new party social democratic voters who had switched from PASOK to SYRIZA.
In addition to Giorgos Papandreou, the founding members include the former deputy finance minister Filippos Sachinidis , the former government spokesman Giorgos Petalotis , the former parliamentary president Filippos Petsalnikos and the former minister Dimitris Reppas . Thanos Moraitis , Sokratis Xynidis and Simos Kedikoglou .
Election results
In the parliamentary elections on January 25, 2015 , it achieved 2.44% of the vote and thus failed because of the 3% blocking clause in force in Greece.
In the subsequent parliamentary elections in Greece in September 2015 , To Kinima did not run for financial reasons. After such talks failed in August 2015, Papandreou and Fofi Gennimata of PASOK met to enter into an agreement under the name of "Democratic Association". These plans became obsolete when a new alliance of center-left parties was presented in March 2018 with Kinima Allagis . This achieved 8.1% of the vote and 22 seats in the parliamentary elections in Greece in 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ FAZ of January 3, 2015: New party in Greece-Papandreou divides socialists
- ↑ greekreporter.com: George Papandreou to Announce New Political Party
- ↑ Papandreou party will not contest in snap vote | Kathimerini. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
- ↑ PASOK rules out cooperating with Papandreou party | Kathimerini. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Former Greek PM Papandreou returns to PASOK | Kathimerini. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Center-left reveals members of top decision-making body | Kathimerini. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Nationwide | National elections - July 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .