Liberal-conservative political party in the Republic of Cyprus
For other uses, see Democratic Rally (disambiguation).
Democratic Rally
Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός
Demokratik Seferberlik
Abbreviation
DISY
President
Annita Demetriou
Deputy President
Efthimios Diplaros
Vice Presidents
Savia Orfanidou Georgios Karoullas
Founder
Glafcos Clerides
Founded
4 July 1976; 47 years ago (1976-07-04)
Preceded by
EK[1] DEK PP
Headquarters
Nicosia, Cyprus
Think tank
ONEDISY
Student wing
PROTOPORIA
Youth wing
NEDISY
Women's wing
GODISY
Membership (2022)
50,660[2]
Ideology
Christian democracy
Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position
Centre-right[3]
European affiliation
European People's Party
International affiliation
Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union
European Parliament group
European People's Party
Colours
Blue
House of Representatives
17 / 56
European Parliament
2 / 6
Municipal Councils
168 / 478
Website
www.disy.org.cy
Politics of Cyprus
Political parties
Elections
The Democratic Rally (Greek: Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός, romanized: Dimokratikós Sinagermós, ΔΗΣΥ/DISY) is a Christian-democratic[4][5] and liberal-conservative[6] political party in Cyprus led by Annita Demetriou.[7] The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafcos Clerides. Two leaders of the party have served as presidents of Cyprus, Clerides from 1993 until 2003 and Nicos Anastasiades from 2013 to 2023.
From 11 March 2023, the leader of the party is Annita Demetriou, who also serves as the president of the House of Representatives since June 2021.[8][9]
^Neofytos Loizides (2012). Transformations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Right: Right-wing Peace-makers?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 186. ISBN 9780230338548. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"Κύπρος: Δημητρίου εναντίον Δημητρίου για την ηγεσία του ΔΗΣΥ". gr.euronews.com (in Greek). 11 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^Neophytos Loizides (2015). Challenging Partition in Five Success Stories. I.B. Tauris. p. 181. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Cyprus". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^Slomp, Hans (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 690. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^"Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (9th ed.). 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
^OmegaLive (2023-03-11). "Εκλογές ΔΗΣΥ: Σαρωτική νίκη Αννίτας - Τα ποσοστά". OmegaLive. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
^Newsroom (2023-03-11). "Κύπρος: Νέα πρόεδρος του ΔΗΣΥ η Αννίτα Δημητρίου". Documento (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-19.
^"House of Representatives - Οι Πρόεδροι της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων από το 1960 έως σήμερα". 2021-07-04. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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