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Democrats (Greece, 2024)

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Democrats
Δημοκράτες
PresidentAndreas Loverdos
Vice PresidentTheodoros Papatheodorou [el]
Press SpokespersonTatiana Douvara
FounderAndreas Loverdos
Founded7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)
Split fromPASOK – Movement for Change
HeadquartersAkadimias 60, Athens
IdeologyLiberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre[1]
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
Colours  Blue and   red
Hellenic Parliament
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Website
dimokrates.net

The Democrats (Greek: Δημοκράτες, romanizedDimokrátes) is a Greek political party founded in 2024 by former PASOK–KINAL politician Andreas Loverdos.

It describes itself as a "patriotic, popular, politically liberal, modernizing, reformist, digital and pluralist" party.[2].

The party is participating in 2024 European Parliament election in Greece.

History[edit]

On 7 February 2024, Andreas Loverdos filed the necessary documents and supporting documents for the establishment of the party, at the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court.[3] On 4 March 2024, the new party was presented through a Loverdos' video message from Evros. [4]

On 20 March 2024, in Brussels, it was announced that the party had joined the European parliamentary group Renew Europe, after a meeting of party officials with the RE leader Valérie Hayer.[5]

On 21 March 2024, Panagiotis Konsoulas was elected by the temporary Political Committee of the party as the first Secretary of the party.[6] On 26 March, it was announced that the criminologist Tatiana Douvara took over as Press Spokesperson,[7] while a day later it was announced that the president of the Athens Central Fish Market, Vassilis Simos, took over as Political Spokesperson.[8]

On 28 March 2024, the former Hellenic Parliament member of the Democratic Alignment and PASOK–KINAL, Theodoros Papatheodorou, took over as vice president of the party.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://europeelects.eu/greece/ Greece - Europe Elects
  2. ^ Μπουρδάρας, Γιώργος (2024-03-05). "Οι «Δημοκράτες», το νέο κόμμα από Λοβέρδο". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Λοβέρδος: Παρουσιάζει το νέο του κόμμα στις 4 Μαρτίου". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ^ ""Δημοκράτες" το νέο κόμμα του Ανδρέα Λοβέρδου". News 24/7 (in Greek). 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  5. ^ "Οι «Δημοκράτες» του Ανδρέα Λοβέρδου με την πρόεδρο της ευρωομάδας Renew Europe". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ^ "Δημοκράτες: Ο Παναγιώτης Κόνσουλας γραμματέας του κόμματος - Εξελέγη μετά από πρόταση του προέδρου Ανδρέα Λοβέρδου". www.parapolitika.gr (in Greek). 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ^ "Η ποινικολόγος Τατιάνα Δουβαρά εκπρόσωπος Τύπου των «Δημοκρατών» του Ανδρέα Λοβέρδου". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  8. ^ "Ο πρόεδρος της ιχθυαγοράς Αθηνών Βαγγέλης Σίμος αναλαμβάνει πολιτικός εκπρόσωπος στο κόμμα «Δημοκράτες» | Pressone". pressone.gr. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  9. ^ Σαρρής, Γεώργιος (2024-03-28). "Αντιπρόεδρος του κόμματος «Δημοκράτες» αναλαμβάνει ο πρώην βουλευτής, Θεόδωρος Παπαθεοδώρου". Newsbeast (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-30.