Creation (political party) explained

Creation
Country:Greece
President:Vaggelis Aktsalis
Founder:Thanos Tzimeros
Native Name:Δημιουργία
Dimiourgía
Foundation:8 December 2011
Ideology:
Position:Right-wing to far-right[6] [7] [8]
National:National Creation (2022-23)
Colours: Orange
Blue
Seats1 Title:Hellenic Parliament
Seats2 Title:European Parliament

The Creation (el|Δημιουργία|Dimiourgía), formerly Recreate Greece (el|Δημιουργία, Ξανά|translit=Dimiourgia, Xana, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ðimiuɾˈʝia ksaˈna/,), is a Greek right-wing[9] [10] political party, which has adopted an ideology heavily focused on anti-immigration,[11] anti-Islam[12] [13] and anti-communism.[14] [15]

History

Founded in December 2011,[16] [17] it is led by Thanos Tzimeros[18] [19] and is self-identified as a citizen-centered political movement,[20] with emphasis on the rebuilding of the Greek state.[21] [22]

The party participated in the May 2012 Greek legislative election shortly after being founded, receiving 2.15% of the total vote, short of the 3% threshold needed to enter Parliament.[23] [24] In the repeat elections in June, it formed an electoral alliance with Drasi, a fellow liberal party that had finished directly below them in the May election[25] with 1.8% of the vote.[26] Recreate Greece also approached Democratic Alliance,[27] but the latter opted to run on the New Democracy list instead.[28] In the 17 June 2012 elections, the combined parties garnered only 1.59%, a lower vote than either got in the elections the month before.[29] Drasi would later merge with New Democracy, while Recreate Greece declined further, receiving 0.53% in the 2015 election and 0.74% in 2019. In 2020, Thanos Tzimeros announced a new coalition with far-right politician Failos Kranidiotis,[30] which was later merged with a new party formed by Greek conservative MP Constantinos Bogdanos, and named National Creation.

After the party's failure to enter parliament in May 2023 general election Thanos Tzimeros resigned from president[31] and the coalition got dissolved.[32]

On 15–17 January 2024, elections were taken place for the party's new president and Vaggelis Aktsalis was elected.[33] In April 2024, the party was renamed to Creation.[34]

Ideology and leadership

Originally, the party's ideology has been referred to as classical liberalism and that it used to promote neoliberal ideas of free markets and small government. Because of his involvement for over a decade, it is widely believed that the party's leader Thanos Tzimeros shapes the party's ideology.[35] His speeches and beliefs have changed over the years, shifting the party further to the right.[36] [37] He has been described as extreme or far-right. Tzimeros has described the Greek Communist Party as dangerous and that it must be outlawed,[38] whilst he compares it to neo-Nazism.[39] In some cases, he even expressed controversial opinions about the Greek National Resistance being a historical crime.[40] [41] He tends to have controversial views on migration, which have been described as racist, and often proclaims that Islam is a threat.[42]

Other notable incidents include Tzimeros' calls to overthrow the government in June 2015 which led to a criminal investigation.[43]

Election results

Hellenic Parliament

ElectionHellenic ParliamentRankGovernmentLeader
Votes%±ppSeats won+/−
May 2012135,9602.15%NewNew11thThanos Tzimeros
Jun 201298,1401.59%–2.36 08th
Jan 2015Did not contest
 0
Sep 201528,9090.53%–1.06
 013th
201941,6310.74%+0.21
 010th
May 202348,0870.81%+0.07
 010th

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionVotes%±ppSeats won+/−RankLeaderEP Group
201451,7490.91%NewNew13thThanos Tzimeros−
201939,2170.69%−0.2218th
202414,0240.35%−0.34 019thVaggelis Aktsalis

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Η δεξιά του νεοφιλελευθερισμού. 26 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Θάνος Τζήμερος: Ένας γνήσιος εκφραστής του νεοφιλελευθερισμού. 26 June 2012. TVXS - TV Χωρίς Σύνορα. 26 June 2023.
  3. Web site: 2012 Greek (2nd) Parliamentary Post-Election Report. 19 June 2012. The Monkey Cage. 26 June 2023.
  4. News: Τζημεροδεξιά. 30 May 2012. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ. 26 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Το μέτωπο του παραλόγου. Λίνα. Γιάνναρου. 28 March 2017. Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 26 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Εκλογικό αποτύπωμα και εμφωλευμένη άκρα δεξιά | Εφημερίδα η Εποχή. www.epohi.gr. 26 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Οι ακροδεξιές απόψεις του Θάνου Τζήμερου: Ονειρεύεται μετανάστες - οικονομικούς σκλάβους!. 29 May 2012. 26 June 2023.
  8. Book: Mulhall, Joe . State of Hate: Far Right Extremism in Europe . Amadeu Antonio Stiftung . 2021.
  9. Book: Mulhall, Joe . State of Hate: Far Right Extremism in Europe . Amadeu Antonio Stiftung . 2021.
  10. Book: Vamvakas, Vasilis. Crisis' Representations: Frontiers and Identities in the Contemporary Media Narratives. https://brill.com/view/book/9789004439559/BP000003.xml. Social Media and the Institutionalization of Hate Speech in Greek Politics. 2020-11-25. 48–63. Brill. 978-90-04-43955-9. en. 10.1163/9789004439559_004. 242343115 .
  11. Web site: Grammenos . Athanasios . Institut . Visio . 2020-01-29 . Greek New Right and Eve of Conservative Populism . 2022-05-24 . 4Liberty.eu . en-US.
  12. Book: Countering Islamophobia in Europe. 2019. Springer International Publishing. 978-3-030-16259-7. Law. Ian. Cham. en. 10.1007/978-3-030-16260-3. 214422445 . Easat-Daas. Amina. Merali. Arzu. Sayyid. S..
  13. Book: Bayrakli, Enes. European Islamophobia Report 2019. SETA. 2020. 978-625-7040-52-5.
  14. Book: Porčnik, Tanja. Europe: Liberalism vs Authoritarianism. Visio institut. 2019.
  15. Web site: Ellis . Tom . The next government, the center and the far-right eKathimerini.com . 2022-05-24 . www.ekathimerini.com . English.
  16. Web site: 404 - Η σελίδα δεν βρέθηκε. www.dimiourgiaxana.gr. 26 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Real Politics - Archives. 26 June 2023.
  18. Web site: ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΞΑΝΑ - Δικαιοσύνη, Ανάπτυξη, Κοινή λογική. www.dimiourgiaxana.gr. 12 March 2012 . 26 June 2023.
  19. Web site: Κώστας Στούπας. Capital.gr. 26 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Δημιουργία, ξανά: Κόμμα «ενεργών πολιτών» της «κοινής λογικής». 26 June 2012. TVXS - TV Χωρίς Σύνορα. 26 June 2023.
  21. Web site: Bayerisches Fernsehen. 26 June 2023.
  22. News: Greece election: Wind of change sweeps through Athens. BBC News . 1 May 2012. 26 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Ημερησία online (article in greek). 26 June 2023.
  24. http://origin2.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22767&subid=2&pubid=63653554 Έθνος (article in greek)
  25. News: Parties forge alliances ahead of June vote . . 21 May 2012 . 25 May 2012.
  26. News: Αποτελέσματα Εκλογών . newsbeast.gr. 12 June 2012.
  27. News: Leader of liberal Drasi sees ND and PASOK disappearing . . 10 May 2012 . 25 May 2012.
  28. News: Bakoyannis returns to ND fold . . 21 May 2012 . 25 May 2012.
  29. Web site: official election results. 26 June 2023.
  30. Web site: Μαζί στις εκλογές Δημιουργία Ξανά και Νέα Δεξιά LiberalGr. 2021-11-11. www.liberal.gr. el.
  31. Web site: Θ. Τζήμερος: Ο δικός μου ρόλος τελείωσε εδώ | Liberal.gr. www.liberal.gr. 26 June 2023.
  32. Web site: Δελτία Τύπου - ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΞΑΝΑ. 27 May 2023. www.dimiourgiaxana.gr. 26 June 2023.
  33. https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?id=100044626590367&story_fbid=923081265856085 Facebook post from party page
  34. Web site: Life . Money & . 2024-04-11 . Στις ΗΠΑ ο πρόεδρος της «Δημιουργίας» Ευάγγελος Ακτσαλής . 2024-06-09 . Money And Life . el.
  35. Web site: Λώρη. Κέζα. 2012-05-30. Τζημεροδεξιά. 2021-11-11. Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα Online. el.
  36. Web site: 2020-11-27. Ζυμώσεις στα δεξιά της ΝΔ προαναγγέλλει κι επίσημα ο Θάνος Τζήμερος. 2021-11-11. HuffPost Greece. el.
  37. The networks and narratives of anti-refugee disinformation in Europe . ISD Global.
  38. Web site: tvxs.gr. 2021-10-03. Αντικομμουνισμός για τρεις και το κόμμα Μπογδάνου. 2021-11-11. TVXS - TV Χωρίς Σύνορα. el.
  39. Web site: Απαράδεκτες δηλώσεις Τζήμερου: Συγκρίνει τον Κουτσούμπα με παιδόφιλο serial killer Το Κουτί της Πανδώρας. 2021-11-11. www.koutipandoras.gr. 9 September 2021 . el.
  40. Web site: Είναι καιρός, επιτέλους, να σπάσει ένα ταμπού 70 χρόνων. Το ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΕΓΚΛΗΜΑ που βαφτίσαμε ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΣΤΑΣΗ. . 2021-11-11. Twitter. en.
  41. Web site: Η Εθνική Αντίσταση, ο Τζήμερος και μία οφειλόμενη απάντηση (pic) PLUS by gazzetta. 2021-11-11. www.gazzetta.gr. el.
  42. Web site: Capital.gr. Πλατεία Μωάμεθ, πρώην Τραφάλγκαρ. 2021-11-11. Capital.gr. el.
  43. News: Clapp . Alexander . 2015-07-10 . Europe Didn't Win . en-US . Slate . 2022-05-24 . 1091-2339.

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