Democratic Alignment (Cyprus) Explained

Country:	Cyprus
Democratic Alignment
Native Name:	Δημοκρατική Παράταξη
Colours:	Blue Orange
Abbreviation:	DiPa
Leader:	Marios Garoyian
Colorcode:	00AEEF
Foundation:	20 April 2018
Split:	DIKO
Headquarters:	Nicosia, Cyprus
Position:	Centre^[1]
European:	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Europarl:	Renew Europe
Seats1 Title:	House of Representatives
Seats2 Title:	European Parliament
Seats3 Title:	Municipal Councils
Website:	https://depa.cy/

Democratic Alignment (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατική Παράταξη, Dimokratiki Parataxi) is a centrist political party in Cyprus.

The party was created after disagreements with Democratic Party (DIKO) leader Nikolas Papadopoulos with regard to the approach the Greek Cypriot administration should take with regard to working to solve the Cyprus problem.^[2] The party was admitted into the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) on 18 November 2020^[3] and it is a member of the Renew Europe European parliament group.^[4]

Electoral results

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	%	Rank		±
Votes	Seats
2021	21,832	6.10	6th

Book: Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 . Tom Lansford . 2023 . SAGE Publications . The centrist Democratic Alignment (Dimokratiki Parataxi—DIPO), formed in 2018 by DIKO dissidents and led by Marios GAROYIAN won 6.1 percent of the vote and four seats in the 2021 balloting..
Web site: New party launched with promise to speak for real centrists . 2018-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021153055/https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/10/21/new-party-launched-with-promise-to-speak-for-real-centrists/. Christou. Jean. 2018-10-21. Cyprus Mail. en-GB. 2019-05-27.
Web site: ALDE Party Council meets online to discuss liberal response to Europe's pressing challenges .
Web site: Our Parties . 2024-06-06 . Renew Europe . en.