Democratic Party (Cyprus)

Democratic Party

Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα
Democratic Party Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα
Abbreviation	DIKO
Leader	Nikolas Papadopoulos
Founder	Spyros Kyprianou
Founded	12 May 1976
Split from	Eniaion
Headquarters	Nicosia, Cyprus
Youth wing	NEDIK
Women's wing	GODIK
Ideology	Greek Cypriot nationalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance
European Parliament group	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colours	Blue, Orange
House of Representatives	9 / 56
European Parliament	1 / 6
Municipal Councils	74 / 478
Website
	diko.org.cy
	Politics of Cyprus; Political parties; Elections;

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

[Richmond_xvii-1] Oliver P. Richmond (1998). Mediating in Cyprus: The Cypriot Communities and the United Nations. Frank Cass. pp. xvii.

[Democratic_Party-2] 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.

[3] "Parties & Organisations: Political Parties and Associated Partners of the Progressive Alliance". Progressive Alliance.

[4] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.

[Mirbagheri2009-5] Farid Mirbagheri (1 October 2009). Historical Dictionary of Cyprus. Scarecrow Press. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6298-2.

[Loizos2008-6] 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.

[7] "Cyprus – Political parties". European Election Database. Norwegian Centre for Research Data.

[8] "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (9th ed.). 2018.

[9] 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.

[10] 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.

[11] 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)

[12] Nathalie Tocci (2007). Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Oxford University Press. p. 125. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[13] Eric Solsten, ed. Cyprus: A Country Study, US Congress

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