Democratic National Party (Cyprus) Explained

Country:Cyprus
Democratic National Party
Native Name:Δημοκρατικό Εθνικό Kόμμα
Founder:Takis Evdokas
Foundation:May 1968
Dissolved:1977
Split:Patriotic Front
Successor:Democratic Rally
Ideology:Greek nationalism
Enosis
Position:Far-right
Headquarters:Nicosia, Cyprus

The Democratic National Party (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατικό Εθνικό Κόμμα, ΔΕΚ, DEK), was a far-right nationalist political party in Cyprus that advocated the union of Cyprus and Greece (Enosis).[1]

The Democratic National Party was founded in May 1968 by Takis Evdokas and participated 1970 and 1976 elections in Cyprus.[2] [3] The DEK was merged to Democratic Rally (DISY) in 1977.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cyprus . 2013-03-03 . Inter-Parliamentary Union.
  2. Web site: ΙΔΡΥΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΡΕΙΑ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΝΑΓΕΡΜΟΥ . 2013-03-03 . DISY . Greek.
  3. Web site: Chris CHRISTOPHOROU . Parties and Politics . 2013-03-03 . Eklektor.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312045640/http://www.eklektor.org/english/kommata/politiki_istoria.asp . 2014-03-12 .
  4. Web site: Cyprus - Political parties . 2013-03-03 . NSD European Election Database . 2018-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143826/http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/cyprus/parties.html . dead .