Stavros Theodorakis ( ; born 1963) is a
Greek
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journalist and politician, who founded and led the
social liberal
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party
''To Potami'' (''The River''). In the
January 2015 election he was elected to the
Hellenic parliament
The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule (ancient Greece), Boule of the Greeks, Hellenes, label=none), also kno ...
, with his party receiving 6.1%, the fourth most votes, and gaining 17 seats. In the
September 2015 election the party won only 11 seats with 4.09%. After the party's underwhelming performance in the
2019 European Parliament Elections (1.52% and no seats), Theodorakis stepped down as President of the party.
Born in 1963 in
Drapanias
Drapanias
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near
Chania
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on the island of
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, Theodorakis was raised in
Agia Varvara, western
Attica
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.
His career as a journalist started in 1984 at the radio stations ''902 FM'' and
Skai 100.3, as well as the newspaper
Eleftherotypia
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Published since 21 July 1975, it was the first newspaper to appear after the fall of the Regime of the C ...
. Between 1985 and 1987 he was engaged in educating
Roma
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.
He also wrote three books.
In 2000, he started the show "Protagonists" at the former public TV channel
NET
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, and in 2006 took it to the private station
Mega TV. Every Saturday he wrote a column in the newspaper
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 b ...
.
On 26 February 2014, he announced his decision to quit both his show at Mega TV and his column at Ta Nea in order to launch a new party. He also promised to take a back seat on the website ''Protagon.gr'' he is also involved in. Striving to "create a new European policy to foster a broader Leftist movement",
he also stated that "the survival of a country cannot depend on the kindness of its creditors".
On 14 June 2017, he underwent surgery to remove a tumour at the Metropolitan Hospital Urological Clinic, led by surgeon Vasilis Poulakis. Doctors said the surgery went well.
References
External links
Author profileon ''Protagon.gr''
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1963 births
Greek columnists
Greek MPs 2015 (February–August)
Greek television journalists
Living people
People from Chania (regional unit)
The River (Greece) politicians
Greek MPs 2015–2019
The River (Greece)
Politicians from Crete
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