The River (Greece)
The River | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Stavros Theodorakis |
| Founded | 26 February 2014[1] |
| Ideology | no classification[1][2] Pro-Europeanism[1] |
| Political position | Centre to Centre-left[3][4] |
| Colours | Blue, red |
| Parliament | 0 / 300
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| European Parliament | 2 / 22
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| Regions[5] | 0 / 725
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| Website | |
| www.topotami.gr | |
The River (Greek: Το Ποτάμι, To Potami) is a political party in Greece.
Background
The party was launched on March 11, 2014, by TV presenter Stavros Theodorakis.[1] It has no clear policies, with Theodorakis' saying the party draws ideas from "across the political spectrum."[1][6] The party relies heavily on Theodorakis' personal popularity to attract voters.[1]
Candidates for the European election 2014[7]
Pantelis Avramides, businessman, CEO of attrativo.gr
Nikolitsa (Lili) Angelopoulou, medical doctor, cardiologist-electrophysiologist
Zoi Apostolopoulou, lawyer, specialized in European Union law
Kostas Argyros, journalist expert in European completion
Giorgos Ballas, mechanical engineer, food exportation enterpreneur
Zacharoula Giavrouta-Louda, farmer, activist against juvenile alcoholism
Nikolas Giatromanolakis, Communication Consultant and Political Scientist, Harvard University alumnus
Giorgos Grammatikakis, physicist and writer, dean emeritus of the University of Crete
Maria Dimitriou, Romani rights activist, Social Welfare Supervisor
Dimitris Dimos, animal breeder, instrumental in bringing new breeding technologies in Greece
Kostas Dinas, Professor of Linguistics, University of Western Macedonia, researcher on the teaching of modern Greek
Vasilis Dosoulas, disabled rights activist, planner, consultant of catering and entertainment businesses
Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Professor of Law, University of Oxford
Anna Efremidou-Papastavrou, Medical Doctor, first woman oncologist in Greece, founder of the first Marrow Transplantation Unit in the country
Ioli Kalavrezou, Professor of Byzantine Art and Culture, Harvard University
Tasos Karkantzelis, business consultant, enterpreneur in the energy and agri-food sectors
Spyros Kahrimanis, farmer, President of the Center of Agricultural Enterpreneurship
Vaso Kinti, Professor of Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dimitris Kontopidis, student of Architecture, cystic fibrosis patient, activist for patients’ rights
Vasilis Kotronias, chess grandmaster and member of the national team, writer
Dimitris Kouretas, Professor of Biochemistry, Vice-Dean, University of Thessaly
Miltos Kyrkos, chemical engineer specializing in educational board games and the usage of new technologies in education, son of Leonidas Kyrkos
Fotini Leobilla, sociologist, therapist in detoxification centre
Anna Lydaki, Professor of Sociology, Panteion University, writer on minorities and folklore
Haris Mathiopoulos, economist, writer
Alexandros P. Mallias, ambassador ad honorem, expert on Balkan issues
Giorgos Mavrotas, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Olympic water polo team captain
Giouli Menoudakou, Psychologist, National Transplantations Organization coordinator
Anastasia Miliou, marine biologist, activist for the protection of Greek seas
Nikos Orfanos, actor, director and columnist
Makis Papoulias, enterpreneur, founder of a model agritourism unit
Konstantinos Patestos, Professor of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Turin
Stephanos Psimenos, chartographer, travel guides writer
Thanassis Skokos, Mechanical/Electrical Engineer, freelance manufacturer, columnist
Fani Spyridaki, actress, entrepreneur, activist for the urban development of Athens
Christina Tachiaou, journalist, Law School of Thessaloniki alumna, close associate of Stavros Theodorakis
Anastasia Topalidou, biomechanic engineer, clinical mechanics and biological measurements researcher
Stavros Tsakirakis, Professor of Constitutional Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Periklis Vallianos, professor of Political Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Maria Vitoraki, environmental activist, professor of environmental science
Chloi-Anna Vlassopoulou, professor of Political Science in France, expert in environmental immigration
Sotiris Vlachos, Nuclear Physicist, CERN
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene". MacroPolis. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Journalist launches To Potami but remains vague on ideology, candidates". Kathimerini. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Two new parties enter Greek political fray as European and local elections loom
- ^ "PASOK alarm over slide in opinion polls as new party makes strong debut". Kathimerini. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ The counselors of the Regions.
- ^ "Journalist launches To Potami but remains vague on ideology, candidates". Kathimerini. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ http://topotami.gr/ipopsifii/
External links
- Official website (in Greek)