Democratic Coalition (Greece, 2015)

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Democratic Coalition
Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη
Leader Fofi Gennimata
Founded 30 August 2015
Ideology Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre-left
Parliament
17 / 300
Politics of Greece
Political parties
Elections

The Democratic Coalition (Greek: Δημοκρατική Συμπαράταξη, Dimokratikis Symparataxis) is a political alliance in Greece.

The alliance was launched on 30 August 2015, prior to the September snap election formed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the Democratic Left (DIMAR).[1][2][3]

In the September 2015 legislative election on 20 September 2015, the alliance received 6.3% of the vote, providing the mandate for 17 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.[4]

Election results[edit]

Hellenic Parliament[edit]

Election Hellenic Parliament Rank Government Leader
Votes  % ±pp Seats won +/−
09/2015 341,390 6.4% Increase1.1
17 / 300
Increase4 #4 Opposition Fofi Gennimata

A 09/2015 results compared to the combined totals for PASOK and DIMAR in the January 2015 election.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ A. Makris (2015-08-30). "PASOK and DIMAR Cooperation in Greek Elections | GreekReporter.com". Greece.greekreporter.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29. 
  2. ^ "PASOK seals vote pact with DIMAR | News". ekathimerini.com. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-09-29. 
  3. ^ "Επισήμως "Δημοκρατική συμπαράταξη" ΠΑΣΟΚ - ΔΗΜΑΡ | πολιτικη". ethnos.gr. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-09-29. 
  4. ^ Papapostolou, Anastasios (2015-09-21). "Greek Elections: Official Final Results | GreekReporter.com". Greece.greekreporter.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29. 

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