The Democratic Alliance (

Greek language Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Al ...

: Δημοκρατική Συμμαχία — ΔΗ.ΣΥ., ''Dimokratiki Symmachia'' — DISY) was a

centrist Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the l ...

neoliberal political party in

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. It was founded on 21 November 2010 by

Dora Bakoyannis Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni ( el, Θεοδώρα "Ντόρα" Μπακογιάννη; ; ''née'' Mitsotakis; el, Μητσοτάκη, links=no; born May 6, 1954) is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece ...

, a few months after she was expelled from the centre-right party

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for voting in support of a

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backed

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loan. The party's founding congress took place on 27 May 2011. On 21 May 2012 the party rejoined

Representation

The party had one MEP in the

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(defected from ND): *

Theodoros Skylakakis Theodoros Skilakakis (born October 18, 1959) is Alternate Minister for Fiscal Policy of the Hellenic Republic in the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, where he holds the portfolio of Government Expenditure. He is also a former Greek MEP, me ...

Political positions

As outlined in its founding declaration, the Democratic Alliance defines itself politically as a

movement that is ideologically inspired by the anthropocentric values of

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

, the rational thought and personal freedom brought forth by the Enlightenment, as well as the economic, political and social freedom of

liberalism Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for c ...

as an underpinning for

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...

. It is also influenced by the 19th and 20th century struggles for social solidarity in Europe. Some of the positions advocated by the party are: *A drastic reduction in taxation, by instituting a 20%

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. This tax rate would not apply to people with really low incomes, as it would be complemented by a system that replaces the currently existing

tax cuts A tax cut represents a decrease in the amount of money taken from taxpayers to go towards government revenue. Tax cuts decrease the revenue of the government and increase the disposable income of taxpayers. Tax cuts usually refer to reductions in ...

with negative taxation. *A reduction in the number of civil servants and the abolition of tenure, for those hired from now on, that would allow the government to function with 2/3 of its current workforce. This would be coupled with increased salaries, for those that remain, that would be pinned on performance evaluations. *A law that would force

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leaders themselves to work. *Introducing the requirement of

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voting for all decisions of

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. *Introducing a coupon-based system of education.

Electoral results

Parliament

References

External links

Democratic Alliance's website
{{Greek political parties Liberal parties in Greece Political parties established in 2010 2010 establishments in Greece Centrist parties in Greece