Drachmi Greek Democratic Movement Five Stars (abbreviated as: Drachma Five Star) was a Greek

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political party established on May 1, 2013 by

Theodore Katsanevas Theodore Katsanevas ( el, Θεόδωρος Κατσανέβας; 13 March 1947 – 8 May 2021) was a Greek academic and politician. He was a member of the Greek Parliament from 1989 to 2004 for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PA.SO.K). In May ...

(1947-2021), a one-time member of

PASOK The Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( el, Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, ), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (; , ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece. Until 2012, it ...

and son-in-law of

Andreas Papandreou Andreas Georgiou Papandreou ( el, Ανδρέας Γεωργίου Παπανδρέου, ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics, known for founding the political party PASOK, wh ...

, with a primary target for Greece to abandon the

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and to return to the

drachma The drachma ( el, δραχμή , ; pl. ''drachmae'' or ''drachmas'') was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history: # An ancient Greek currency unit issued by many Greek city states during a period of ten centuries, fro ...

."Δραχμή 5 αστέρων": Το νέο κόμμα του Κατσανέβα
(Drachma 5 Star, the new party of Katsanevas, news247.gr, 8/5/2013

Purpose

The purpose of the party was for

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to abandon the

in favour of the

. The five stars symbolise "the overturn of the Memorandum, the return to the drachma, robust growth, national dignity and social justice", but they also clearly state a connection to the Italian party

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of the comic actor

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Το κόμμα «Δραχμή Πέντε Αστέρων» ίδρυσε ο Θεόδωρος Κατσανέβας
(Theodoros Katsanevas founded the party "Drachma Five Star"),

Ta Nea ''Ta Nea'' ( el, Τα Νέα, italic=yes; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily newspaper published in Athens. It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper ''To Vima''. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 by ...

, 08/05/2013 and the Italian press refer to Theodoros Katsanevas as "the Greek Beppe Grillo".«Ο Έλληνας Μπέπε Γκρίλο»: Ο Θ. Κατσανέβας στην ιταλική Huffington Post
(the Greek Beppe Grillo: Th. Katstanevas in the Italian Huffington Post), 22/05/2013,

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, protothema.gr The party states that it supports "patriotic socialism".

Collaborations

On 15 July 2013, Nikitas Baritakis, former Secretary of the Communications Sector Commission withdrew from PASOK and became member of the party Drachma Five Star while earlier that month there had been a meeting of the Drachma Five Stars with the Patriotic Social Movement where they found identification of several positions. In September 2013, Dr. Bernd Lucke, leader of the

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party, said that they will gradually make alliances with like-minded parties, like the party of Mr. Katsanevas. in a meeting of the two

parties which took place in Germany.I 5 stelle greci incontrano i no euro tedeschi. ‘Un network tra Lisbona e Atene’

Il Fatto Quotidiano ''il Fatto Quotidiano'' (English: "The Daily Fact") is an Italian daily newspaper owned by ''Editoriale Il Fatto SpA'' published in Rome, Italy. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and was edited by Antonio Padellaro until 2015, when Marco Trav ...

, 22/8/2013

Reaction of the international press

The creation of the party was recorded in the Italian press, the Turkish press as well as in Brussels. Elsewhere, importance is brought to the convergence of populist and anti-European leftist parties like Drachma 5 Star and Plan B, as well as of right-wing parties such as Golden Dawn and the "inclusive right wing platform",

Independent Greeks The Independent Greeks - National Patriotic Alliance ( el, Ανεξάρτητοι Έλληνες (ΑΝΕΛ), ''Anexartitoi Ellines'', ANEL) is a national-conservative political party in Greece. The party was the junior coalition partner to the ...

both in Greece, as well as among Southern Europe countries. Attention has been also given to the proposals of the party for a unified currency in south European countries (Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus).Così gli euroscettici conquistano l'Europa A Berlino si preparano a entrare in Parlamento. Come i colleghi greci, olandesi e inglesi
IL GIORNALE, 20/9/2013

References

External links

Official site Drachma Five Star
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