Democratic Rally
Democratic Rally Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός Demokratik Seferberlik | ||
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House of Representatives 17 / 56 | ||
European Parliament | 2 / 6 | |
Municipal Councils | 168 / 478 | |
Website | ||
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The Democratic Rally (
From 11 March 2023, the leader of the party is
Overview
Founded in 1976, DISY's logo is the
DISY serves a widely diverse spectrum of voters, ranging from hard-line
The leadership of the Democratic Rally is generally less hard-line than the party base, and in 2004 supported the
In 2013, Nicos Anastasiades of the Democratic Rally, was elected as the President of Cyprus. In 2018, President Anastasiades was re-elected tor a second term with a wide margin over his communist opponent.[12]
Election results
Parliament
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.[13] The party's candidate, Nicos Anastasiades, won the 2013 presidential elections, ending five years of rule by the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL).[14] 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.[15]
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 |
2021 | 99,328 | 27.8 | 1st | 17 / 56 |
1 |
European Parliament
Election | Votes | Seats | |||
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# | % | Rank | # | ± | |
2004 | 94,355 | 28.23 | 1st | 2 / 6 |
new |
2009 | 109,209 | 35.65 | 1st | 2 / 6 |
0 |
2014 | 97,732 | 37.75 | 1st | 2 / 6 |
0 |
2019 | 81,539 | 29.02 | 1st | 2 / 6 |
0 |
Presidential elections
Year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | |||||
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Votes | % | Result | Votes | % | Results | |||
1978 | Spyros Kyprianou (Democratic Party) | no opponent | ||||||
1983 | Glafcos Clerides | 104.294 | 33,9 | 2nd place | Lost in first round | |||
1988 | 111.504 | 33,3 | 1st place | 157,228 | 48,4 | 2nd place | ||
1993 | 130.663 | 36,7 | 2nd place | 178.945 | 50,3 | 1st place | ||
1998 | 158.763 | 40,1 | 2nd place | 206.879 | 50,8 | 1st place | ||
2003 | 160.724 | 38,8 | 2nd place | Lost in first round | ||||
2008 | Ioannis Kasoulidis | 150.996 | 33,51 | 1st place | 210.195 | 46,63 | 2nd place | |
2013 | Nicos Anastasiades | 200.591 | 45,46 | 1st place | 236.965 | 57,48 | 1st place | |
2018 | 137.231 | 35,50 | 1st place | 215.281 | 55,99 | 1st place | ||
2023 | Averof Neofytou | 103.748 | 26.11 | 3rd place | Didn't qualify |
Party leaders
No. | Leader | Portrait | Term of office | President | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glafcos Clerides | 1976 | 1993 | 1993–2003 | ||
2 | Yiannakis Matsis | 1993 | 1997 | |||
3 | Nicos Anastasiades | 1997 | 2013 | 2013–2023 | ||
4 | Averof Neofytou | 2013 | 2023 | |||
5 | Annita Demetriou | 2023 | incumbent |
See also
References
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- ^ "Κύπρος: Δημητρίου εναντίον Δημητρίου για την ηγεσία του ΔΗΣΥ". gr.euronews.com (in Greek). 11 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Neophytos Loizides (2015). Challenging Partition in Five Success Stories. I.B. Tauris. p. 181.
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ignored (help) - ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (9th ed.). 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ OmegaLive (2023-03-11). "Εκλογές ΔΗΣΥ: Σαρωτική νίκη Αννίτας - Τα ποσοστά". OmegaLive. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ Newsroom (2023-03-11). "Κύπρος: Νέα πρόεδρος του ΔΗΣΥ η Αννίτα Δημητρίου". Documento (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "House of Representatives - Οι Πρόεδροι της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων από το 1960 έως σήμερα". 2021-07-04. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ Giorgos Charalambous (2015). The Party Politics of the Problem. p. 50.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Cyprus - Political Parties". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Cyprus country profile". BBC News. October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Republic of Cyprus — Parliamentary Elections 22 May 2011 — OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report" (PDF). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Greek Cypriots elect Nicos Anastasiades as president". the Guardian. February 24, 2013.
- ^ Kambas, Michele (May 22, 2016). "Cyprus parliamentary vote puts far-right in parliament". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
Further reading
- Neophytos Loizides (2012). Transformations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Right: Right-wing Peace-makers?. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 185–201. )
External links
- Official website
- Nedisy.org, Youth branch