Democratic Alignment (2015)
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Democratic Alignment
Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη |
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| Leader | Fofi Gennimata |
| Founded | 30 August 2015 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Democratic socialism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Parliament |
19 / 300
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The Democratic Alignment (Greek: Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη (ΔΗΣΥ), translit. Dimokratiki Symparataxi, DISI), also translated as Democratic Coalition, is a political alliance in Greece.
The alliance was launched on 30 August 2015, prior to the September snap election formed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the Democratic Left (DIMAR). joined the Democratic Alignment too.
In the September 2015 legislative election on 20 September 2015, the alliance received 6.3% of the vote, providing the mandate for 17 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.
In January 2017 Movement of Democratic Socialists joined Democratic Alignment.
In 13 January 2017 MPs Leonidas Grigorakos and Ilchan Achmet joined the Democratic Alignment.
A 09/2015 results compared to the combined totals for PASOK and DIMAR in the January 2015 election.
The name Democratic Alignment has been previously used by a 1950/51 centre-left coalition. It was proposed in 2014 by Evangelos Venizelos as a new name for PASOK, but was rejected by former prime minister George Papandreou.
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