Democratic Alliance (Greece)
Democratic Alliance Δημοκρατική Συμμαχία | |
|---|---|
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe[6] | |
| Colours | Blue, orange |
| Website | |
| www.dimsim.gr | |
The Democratic Alliance (
On 21 May 2012, the party rejoined New Democracy.
Representation
The party had one MEP in the European Parliament (defected from ND):
Political positions
As outlined in its founding declaration,social solidarity in Europe. Some of the positions[12] advocated by the party are:
- A drastic reduction in taxation, by instituting a 20% tax cuts with negative taxation.
- A reduction in the number of civil servants and the abolition of tenure, for those hired from now on, that would allow the government to function with 2/3 of its current workforce. This would be coupled with increased salaries, for those that remain, that would be pinned on performance evaluations.
- A law that would force trade union leaders themselves to work.
- Introducing the requirement of secret ballot voting for all decisions of strike action.
- Introducing a coupon-based system of education.
Electoral results
Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 (May) | 161,550 | 2.6 (#10) | 0 / 300
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References
- ^ Mac Con Uladh, Damian (3 November 2011), "Where Greece stands", Irish Times, archived from the original on 10 September 2012, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ Malkoutzis, Nick (November 2011), The Greek Crisis and the Politics of Uncertainty (PDF), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ a b c "The Hellenic Parliament", About Greece - Government and Politics, Embassy of Greece in the USA, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ a b c "Athens Descends Into Anarchy", The Wall Street Journal, 13 April 2011, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ a b Phillips, Leigh (22 June 2011), "Athens wins confidence vote, amid yawning concern over political instability", EUobserver, retrieved 15 March 2012
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry/view.do?country=GR&partNumber=1&language=EN&id=97018 [dead link]
- ^ "Bakoyannis founds 'Democratic Alliance' party". Athens News Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "Politician fired from the opposition for backing Greece's bailout package forms new party". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "Greece: new member in the liberal family!". ELDR European Liberal Democrats. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Ο Θ. Σκυλακάκης πρόεδρος της οργανωτικής επιτροπής του συνεδρίου της Δημοκρατικής Συμμαχίας". Theodoros Skylakakis. Archived from the original on 2011-01-18.
- ^ "Founding Declaration". Democratic Alliance. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17.
- ^ "Οι προτάσεις-τομές της Ντόρας Μπακογιάννη". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-25.