Democratic Rally

Democratic Rally

Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός
Demokratik Seferberlik
Democratic Rally Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός; Demokratik Seferberlik
Abbreviation	DISY
President	Annita Demetriou
Deputy President	Efthimios Diplaros
Vice Presidents	Savia Orfanidou; Georgios Karoullas
Founder	Glafcos Clerides
Founded	4 July 1976
Preceded by	EK; DEK; PP
Headquarters	Nicosia, Cyprus
Think tank	ONEDISY
Student wing	PROTOPORIA
Youth wing	NEDISY
Women's wing	GODISY
Membership (2022)	50,660
Ideology	Christian democracy; Liberal conservatism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre-right
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
Website
	www.disy.org.cy
	Politics of Cyprus; Political parties; Elections;

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.

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]

^ 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)
^ "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. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ Slomp, Hans (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 690. 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.

[1] 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)

[2] "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.

[3] Neophytos Loizides (2015). Challenging Partition in Five Success Stories. I.B. Tauris. p. 181. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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

[5] Slomp, Hans (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 690. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.

[6] "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (9th ed.). 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

[7] OmegaLive (2023-03-11). "Εκλογές ΔΗΣΥ: Σαρωτική νίκη Αννίτας - Τα ποσοστά". OmegaLive. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

[8] Newsroom (2023-03-11). "Κύπρος: Νέα πρόεδρος του ΔΗΣΥ η Αννίτα Δημητρίου". Documento (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-19.

[9] "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.

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