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Defunct political and electoral alliance in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Olive Tree (Greek: Ελιά, Elia), full name Olive Tree – Democratic Alignment (Ελιά – Δημοκρατική Παράταξη) was a centre-left electoral alliance.[1] The alliance included the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and minor allies,[2][3] the Agreement for the New Greece, Dynamic Greece and the New Reformers.[4] The Olive Tree was endorsed by Martin Schulz, the Party of European Socialists' candidate for European Commission presidency.[5]
Olive Tree Ελιά | |
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Founded | 8 March 2014 |
Dissolved | 7 July 2014 |
Succeeded by | Democratic Alignment |
Ideology | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Colours | Red, Green |
Slogan | With the power of the democratic alignment |
Website | |
elia-dimokratikiparataxi.gr | |
In the May 2014 European elections, the Olive Tree list came in fourth place nationally, receiving 8.0% of the vote, electing 2 MEPs to the S&D group.[6][7]
It remained legally active (albeit not as a political formation) alongside PASOK – KINAL, PASOK and Democratic Alignment until 2022, as balance sheets were published for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
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