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| foundation = {{start date|2014|02|26}}<ref name="mpa">{{cite web|url=http://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.politics.1006|title=Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene|publisher=MacroPolis|date=5 March 2014|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref>
| ideology = [[Social liberalism]]<ref name="Nordsieck">{{cite web|last1=Nordsieck|first1=Wolfram|title=Greece|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/greece.html|website=parties-and-elections.eu|accessdate=21 January 2015}}</ref><br />[[Social democracy]]<ref name="Nordsieck"/><br />[[Centrism]]<ref name="ft"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Mason|first=Paul|authorlink=Paul Mason (journalist)|title=Inside Syriza’s economic brain|url=http://blogs.channel4.com/paul-mason-blog/greece-syriza-election/2941|agency=[[Channel 4]]|date=20 January 2015|quote=...To Potami (The River) which I can best describe as a Blairite modernising centrist party...}}</ref><br />[[Corruption|Anti-corruption]]<ref name="ft">{{cite news|last=Barber|first=Tony|title=Greek political dynasties will bide their time|url=http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2015/01/greek-political-dynasties-will-bide-their-time/|work=[[Financial Times]]|date=21 January 2015|quote=...To Potami (“The River”), a new, anti-corruption, centrist party.}}</ref><br />[[Pro-Europeanism]]<ref name="Konstandaras">{{cite news|last=Konstandaras|first=Nikos|title=From Pericles to Potami|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/opinion/konstandaras-from-pericles-to-potami.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=24 April 2014|quote=...Potami’s pro-European Union, centrist policies...}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre-left]]<ref name="6Mar">{{cite web|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_06/03/2014_537960|title=PASOK alarm over slide in opinion polls as new party makes strong debut|publisher=[[Kathimerini]]|date=6 March 2014|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref> to [[Centrism|Centre]]
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'''The River''' ({{lang-el|Το Ποτάμι}}, ''To Potami'') is a [[centre-left]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Greek elections: Main parties from Syriza to Golden Dawn explained|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30913028|agency=BBC News|date=21 January 2015|quote=The River (To Potami) is a moderate centre-left party}}</ref><ref name="enetenglish1973"/> to [[centrist]]<ref name="ft"/><ref name="kathimerini"/> [[List of political parties in Greece|political party in Greece]] with representation in the [[European Parliament]]
==History==
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The River Το Ποτάμι | |
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Leader | Stavros Theodorakis |
Founded | February 26, 2014[1] |
Ideology | Social liberalism[2] Social democracy[2] Centrism[3][4] Anti-corruption[3] Pro-Europeanism[5] |
Political position | Centre-left[6] to Centre[3][7][8] |
European affiliation | None |
European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats[9] |
International affiliation | None |
Colours | Red, blue |
Parliament | 3 / 300 |
European Parliament | 2 / 21 |
Regions[10] | 0 / 725 |
Website | |
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The River (Greek: Το Ποτάμι, To Potami) is a centre-left[11][9] to centrist[3][7] political party in Greece with representation in the European Parliament founded in 2014.
History
The party was launched on 11 March 2014, by TV presenter Stavros Theodorakis.[1] The party is pro-European and centrist,[5] inspired by social democracy and liberalism[12] and relying heavily on Theodorakis' personal popularity to attract voters.[1]
European Parliament election, 2014
In April 2014 representatives of The River were met by the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz and representatives of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and The Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) parliamentary groups[13]
In the 2014 European Parliament election held on 25 May 2014, the party received the mandate to elect two MEPs, the former dean of the University of Crete, physicist and writer Giorgos Grammatikakis, and chemical engineer Miltos Kyrkos, the son of Leonidas Kyrkos. Further notable list candidates included chess grandmaster Vasilios Kotronias and Olympic water polo team captain Giorgos Mavrotas.
On 27 May 2014 it was announced that the 2 incoming MEPs planned to sit with the S&D group in the European Parliament, which also includes the two MEPs of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK),[9][14] citing the S&D group’s commitment to “tackling the recession and unemployment in Greece and the South in general is among its political priorities”.[15] The River MEPs stated they would affiliate to the group as independents who will not join the Party of European Socialists.[16]
Legislative election, 2015
On 5 January 2015, the Liberal Alliance party suspended talks about a joint electoral list with The River after the participation of Liberal Alliance's president Gregory Vallianatos had reportedly been ruled out by The River officials.[17] Later, The River's leader Theodorakis and Theodoros Skylakakis, the leader of the pro-business liberal party Drasi, gave a joint press conference announcing an electoral alliance to contest the 2015 legislative election, with Drasi candidates running on The River's electoral list.[18][19]
Electoral results
European Parliament
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of seats won |
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2014 | 377,438 | 6.60 (#5) | 2 / 21
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References
- ^ a b c "Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene". MacroPolis. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Greece". parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Barber, Tony (21 January 2015). "Greek political dynasties will bide their time". Financial Times.
...To Potami ("The River"), a new, anti-corruption, centrist party.
- ^ Mason, Paul (20 January 2015). "Inside Syriza's economic brain". Channel 4.
...To Potami (The River) which I can best describe as a Blairite modernising centrist party...
- ^ a b Konstandaras, Nikos (24 April 2014). "From Pericles to Potami". The New York Times.
...Potami's pro-European Union, centrist policies...
- ^ "PASOK alarm over slide in opinion polls as new party makes strong debut". Kathimerini. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ a b Mandravelis, Paschos (21 January 2015). "Tight election campaign prompts copycat ads". Kathimerini.
...Potami, the centrist party...
- ^ "Two new parties enter Greek political fray as European and local elections loom". Euronews. 12 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Potami to sit with Pasok in European parliament". Eleftherotypia. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ The counselors of the Regions.
- ^ "Greek elections: Main parties from Syriza to Golden Dawn explained". BBC News. 21 January 2015.
The River (To Potami) is a moderate centre-left party
- ^ "River: Between social democracy and liberalism". Capital.gr. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/new-party-shakes-greek-political-scene-301531
- ^ "ANA-MPA: Potami party MEPs to join Socialists and Democrats group in EuroParliament". Amna.gr. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Greece's Potami party to sit in same EU group as PASOK". Kathimerini. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Nikolouli, Sotiria (28 May 2014). "Potami Party MEPs to Join Socialists and Democrats Group in EuroParliament | GreekReporter.com". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Liberal Alliance ends talks with The River". Greek Liberal Monitor. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Drasi leader urges party members to stand with Potami". Kathimerini. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Liberal Drasi party joins forces with To Potami in upcoming general elections". 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)