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Democratic Rally
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Democratic Rally Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός | |
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| Abbreviation | DISY |
| Leader | Averof Neofytou |
| Founder | Glafcos Clerides |
| Founded | 4 July 1976 (1976-07-04) |
| Preceded by | EK,[1]DEK |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Youth wing | NEDISY |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism[2][3] Christian democracy[2][3] Economic liberalism[3] Atlanticism European federalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right[4][5] |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Representatives | 18 / 56 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 6 |
| Municipal Councils | 168 / 470 |
| Website | |
| www.disy.org.cy | |
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The Democratic Rally (Greek: Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός (ΔΗΣΥ), Dimokratikós Sinagermós (DISY)), is a conservative,[2][3]Christian-democratic[2][3]political party in Cyprus led by Averof Neofytou.[6] The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafcos Clerides. Clerides served as the president of Cyprus from 1993 until 2003.
The current President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades (in office since 2013), is a member and former leader of the party.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Election results
3 See also
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links
Overview
DISY is a member of the European People's Party (EPP). In the 2014 European Parliamentary Election it elected 2 MEPs, who joined the EPP Group.
DISY serves a widely diverse spectrum of voters, ranging from hard-line Greek Cypriot nationalists and anti-communists to humanist liberals with post-materialist and post-modern values who advocate human rights.[7] DISY's platform focuses on free enterprise economic policies, lower direct taxes and higher indirect taxes, economic development, opposing government deficits, investments in infrastructure, and a practical solution to the Cyprus dispute (though the party base is traditionally more hawkish and hard-line than the party leadership). It is the most explicitly Atlanticist and pro-NATO of Cyprus's parties, and draws its support from middle-class professionals, businessmen, and white-collar employees.[8]
The leadership of the Democratic Rally is generally less hard-line than the party base, and in 2004 supported the Annan Plan for the re-unification of Cyprus, believing that further adjustments could be made afterwards. Following the Plan's overwhelming rejection by the Greek Cypriot Community, four MPs (Sillouris, Prodromou, Erotokritou, Taramoundas) who had opposed the party line were expelled and a number of members willingly resigned. The expelled MPs formed a party called European Democracy. In 2005 European Democracy merged with New Horizons and created European Party. Former party president Yiannakis Matsis headed a splinter coalition called For Europe in the European Parliamentary Election. Matsis gained a seat in the European parliament, also joining the EPP group (while still remaining a member of DISY).
Election results
In the legislative elections of 21 May 2006, the party won 30.52% of the popular vote and 18 out of 56 available seats, and in the legislative elections of 22 May 2011, the party won 34.27% of the popular vote and 20 out of 56 available seats. The party's candidate, Nicos Anastasiades, won the 2013 presidential elections, ended the five years rule of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL). In the legislative elections of 2016, the party won 30.68%, taking 18 seats in the parliament and remaining the party with the largest representation.
| Election | Votes | Seats | |||
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| # | % | Rank | # | ± | |
1981 | 92,886 | 31.9 | 2nd | 12 / 35 | new |
1985 | 107,223 | 33.6 | 1st | 19 / 56 |  7 |
1991 | 122,495 | 35.8 | 1st | 20 / 56 | 1 |
1996 | 127,380 | 34.5 | 1st | 20 / 56 |  0 |
2001 | 139,721 | 34.0 | 2nd | 19 / 56 |  1 |
2006 | 127,776 | 30.3 | 2nd | 18 / 56 | 1 |
2011 | 138,682 | 34.3 | 1st | 20 / 56 | 2 |
2016 | 107,824 | 30.7 | 1st | 18 / 56 | 2 |
See also
- Reduction of military conscription in Cyprus
References
^ Neofytos Loizides (2012). Transformations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Right: Right-wing Peace-makers?. Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 186. ISBN 9780230338548..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ abcd Wolfram Nordsieck (2016). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ abcde Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 690. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^ Neophytos Loizides (2015). Challenging Partition in Five Success Stories. Resolving Cyprus: New Approaches to Conflict Resolution. I.B. Tauris. p. 181.
^ Nathalie Tocci (2007). Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. European Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 125.
^ "Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός". disy.org.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-11-13.
^ Giorgos Charalambous (2015). The Party Politics of the Problem. Resolving Cyprus. p. 50.
^ "Cyprus - Political Parties". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
Further reading
Neophytos Loizides (2012). Transformations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Right: Right-wing Peace-makers?. Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 185–201. ISBN 9780230338548.
External links
Official website
Nedisy.org, Youth branch
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