Democratic Party Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα | |
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| Abbreviation | DIKO |
| Leader | Nikolas Papadopoulos |
| Founder | Spyros Kyprianou |
| Founded | 12 May 1976 |
| Split from | Eniaion[1] |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Youth wing | NEDIK |
| Women's wing | GODIK |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[A] |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance[2][3] |
| Colours | Blue, Orange |
| House of Representatives | 9 / 56 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 6 |
| Municipal Councils | 57 / 443 |
| Website | |
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^ A: It is attributed to both centre-left and centre-right policies and is often described with either label. | |
The Democratic Party (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα (ΔΗΚΟ), Dimokratikó Kómma (DIKO)) is a Greek-Cypriot nationalist, centrist[4] political party in Cyprus founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou.[5][6]
DIKO is variously described as centrist,[7][8] centre-left[9] or centre-right;[10][11][12] internationally, it is a member of the Progressive Alliance, which groups together mainly centre-left parties.[2] Among all Cypriot political parties, DIKO claims to be the most loyal follower of the policies of Archbishop Makarios, the founding father of the Republic of Cyprus.[13] Its electoral stronghold is the Paphos District.[citation needed]
- ^ Oliver P. Richmond (1998). Mediating in Cyprus: The Cypriot Communities and the United Nations. Frank Cass. pp. xvii.
- ^ a b Το ΔΗ.ΚΟ. συνδέεται με την "Προοδευτική Συμμαχία" (in Greek). Nicosia: Democratic Party. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Parties & Organisations: Political Parties and Associated Partners of the Progressive Alliance". Progressive Alliance.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ Farid Mirbagheri (1 October 2009). Historical Dictionary of Cyprus. Scarecrow Press. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6298-2.
- ^ Peter Loizos (15 June 2008). Iron in the Soul: Displacement, Livelihood and Health in Cyprus. Berghahn Books. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-0-85745-067-8.
- ^ "Cyprus – Political parties". European Election Database. Norwegian Centre for Research Data.
- ^ "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (9th ed.). 2018.
- ^ Athanasiadis, Konstantinos (30 May 2014). "Cyprus: Disapproval through abstention in EU's remotest 'outpost'". In De Sio, Lorenzo; Emanuele, Vincenzo; Maggini, Nicola (eds.). The European Parliament Elections of 2014 (PDF). CISE. p. 164. ISBN 978-88-98012-16-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Ker-Lindsay, James (2005). "Government, Politics and Accession to the European Union". In Dew, Philip (ed.). Doing Business with the Republic of Cyprus. GMB Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-905050-54-3.
- ^ Neofytos Loizides (2012). Transformations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Right: Right-wing Peace-makers?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 186. ISBN 9780230338548.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Nathalie Tocci (2007). Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Oxford University Press. p. 125.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Eric Solsten, ed. Cyprus: A Country Study, US Congress