Democratic Social Movement

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The Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI;

After these initial successes, however, DIKKI failed to elect members to the Hellenic Parliament on two consecutive elections; it received 2.69% of the vote in the 2000 legislative election and 1.8% of the vote in the 2004 legislative election.

After the 2004 election, Tsovolas unilaterally decided to dissolve DIKKI and give the party possessions away to the Greek state. That decision led to a conflict between the party leader and the National Committee, who voted against the dissolution; there are accusations that Tsovolas went through these actions, because he was planning to be readmitted in PASOK in the near future.^[7] The National Committee went to law and the court ruled that the party is legally administered by the national executive bodies, thus it cannot cease to exist unless the National Congress or the National Committee takes such decision.^{[citation needed]} The party possessions were returned and Tsovolas was expelled.

Reorientation

In the

In the summer of 2015, it joined an alliance with Popular Unity. It would remain affiliated until June 2019, when it joined an electoral coalition with the United Popular Front and Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece.

In March 2021, it joined the Free People of George Trangas, from which it left a few months later.

Electoral results

Parliament

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	# of seats won	+/-
1996	300.954	4.4 (#5)	9 / 300
2000	184.598	2.7 (#5)	0 / 300	9
2004	132.933	1.8 (#6)	0 / 300

European Parliament

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