Democratic Left greece

Democratic Left (Greek: Δημοκρατική Αριστερά, Dimokratiki Aristera) is a Greek leftwing political party.

It emerged, in June 2010, when the members of the Renewal Wing (Greek: Ανανεωτική Πτέρυγα) platform left the Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology, or Synaspismos, at its 6th congress.

Foundation
Democratic Left was founded on 27 June 2010 when the Renewal Wing platform of Synaspismos, among them MPs Fotis Kouvelis, Thanasis Leventis, Nikos Tsoukalis, Grigoris Psarianos - left Synaspismos at its 6th congress. They were joined by more than 550 individuals.[1]

At a subsequent national conference of the Renewal Wing, 170 members were elected to national policy committee of the new party.[2]

In a letter, veteran leftwing politician Leonidas Kyrkos expressed his support for the new political party.[3]

Principles
The fundamental principles of the Democratic Left are:[4]
 * Democratic socialism
 * Left Europeanism
 * Reform strategy
 * Environmental awareness

External link
Democratic Left