Solidarity Movement (Cyprus)

The Solidarity Movement (Greek: Κίνημα Αλληλεγγύη, Kinima Allilengyi) is a Greek Cypriot nationalist party in Cyprus. It was founded in 2016 by Eleni Theocharous.

Solidarity Movement
Κίνημα Αλληλεγγύη
LeaderEleni Theocharous
FounderEleni Theocharous
Founded15 January 2016
Merger ofEuropean Party
Split fromDemocratic Rally
HeadquartersNicosia
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[3]
European affiliationACRE (2016–19)
EAFD (2020–present)
European Parliament groupEuropean Conservatives and Reformists (2016–19)
Colours   Blue, Red
House of Representatives
0 / 56
European Parliament
0 / 6
Municipal Councils
12 / 478

Theocharous departed the conservative Democratic Rally in November 2015, in protest to their support of a bizonal, bifederal settlement to the Cyprus problem. She established the Solidarity Movement in January 2016 and right-wing Evroko merged with the party in March of the same year.[4] The Solidarity Movement is contesting 56 seats in the 2016 Cypriot legislative election.[5][6]

On 9 March 2016, Eleni Theocharous joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, after she retired from the Democratic Rally and the European People's Party.[7] The party lost its one and only seat on 26 May 2019, in the 2019 European Parliament election.[8]

Electoral results

House of Representatives
Election Votes Seats
#  % Rank # ±
2016 18,424 5.24 6th Increase 3
2021 8,254 2.31 10th Decrease 3

References
  1. "A Twofold Struggle for the Cypriot Left". Promitheas Research Institute. 11 February 2019.
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  3. Algan, Yann (2018). "The European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism" (PDF). Brookings Institution. p. 38.
  4. Andria Kades. "EVROKO to merge with Theocharous' Solidarity movement (Update)". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. Psyllides, George (15 January 2016). "Theocharous unveils Solidarity platform to 'save Republic'". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. Angelos Anastasiou. "Theocharous leaves DISY, announces new movement (Updated)". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. "ECR group welcomes Eleni Theocharous". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  8. Evie Andreou (27 May 2019). "Lack of female MEPs indicates a 'serious democracy deficit'". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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