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The Movement for Social Democracy ( el, Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών, translit=Kinima Sosialdimokraton, EDEK) is a Greek Cypriot, social-democratic political party in Cyprus. Overview The party was founded by Vasos Lyssaridis in 1969 as the United Democratic Union of the Centre, EDEK (, ΕΔΕΚ). It was originally a strongly anti-imperialist Third World socialist party with roots in the struggle against British colonial rule, influenced by the philosophies of Baathism, Muammar Gaddafi and Nasserism, and by the 1968 movement. Since the early 1980s, EDEK has evolved into a European-style social-democratic party. It has however not given up its nationalist orientations. The party changed its name to "Movement for Social Democracy" in 2000. EDEK is led by Marinos Sizopoulos and is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International. History Formation and early years Members were drawn from the committee for re-establishment of democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinos Sizopoulos
Marinos Sizopoulos ( el, Μαρίνος Σιζόπουλος; born 17 July 1957 in Nicosia) is a Cypriot politician and the current president of the Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK) party. From 2003 until 2011, he served as a member of the House of Representatives. On 1 March 2015, he was elected president of the Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK), following the resignation of Yiannakis Omirou Yiannakis Omirou ( el, Γιαννάκης Ομήρου; born 18 September 1951) is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He was president of the Cypriot parliament from 2011 to 2016 and was leader of political party EDEK between 2001 and 2015. Omirou w .... He is the Chairman of the Committee of the House of Representatives for the investigation of the Cyprus Problem ("File of Cyprus").https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/partyofeuropeansocialists/pages/42/attachments/original/1425574042/Biographical_note_of_Marinos_Sizopoulos.pdf?1425574042 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sizopoulos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |