Democratic Rally
Liberal-conservative political party in the Republic of Cyprus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Democratic Rally (Greek: Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός, romanized: Dimokratikós Sinagermós, ΔΗΣΥ/DISY) is a Christian-democratic[4][5] and liberal-conservative[6] political party in Cyprus led by Annita Demetriou.[7] The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafcos Clerides. Two leaders of the party have served as presidents of Cyprus, Clerides from 1993 until 2003 and Nicos Anastasiades from 2013 to 2023.
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Democratic Rally Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός Demokratik Seferberlik | |
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Abbreviation | DISY |
President | Annita Demetriou |
Deputy President | Efthimios Diplaros |
Vice Presidents | Savia Orfanidou Georgios Karoullas |
Founder | Glafcos Clerides |
Founded | 4 July 1976; 47 years ago (1976-07-04) |
Preceded by | EK[1] DEK PP |
Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Think tank | ONEDISY |
Student wing | PROTOPORIA |
Youth wing | NEDISY |
Women's wing | GODISY |
Membership (2022) | 50,660[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right[3] |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union |
European Parliament group | European People's Party |
Colours | Blue |
House of Representatives | 17 / 56 |
European Parliament | 2 / 6 |
Municipal Councils | 168 / 478 |
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From 11 March 2023, the leader of the party is Annita Demetriou, who also serves as the president of the House of Representatives since June 2021.[8][9]