Summary
Recreate Greece (Greek: Δημιουργία, Ξανά, romanized: Dimiourgia, Xana, pronounced [ðimiuɾˈʝia ksaˈna], lit. 'Create, again') is a Greek right-wing[9][10] political party, which has adopted an ideology heavily focused on anti-immigration,[11] anti-Islam[12][13] and anti-communism.[14][15]
Recreate Greece Δημιουργία, Ξανά Dimiourgia, Xana | |
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| Founder | Thanos Tzimeros |
| President | Vaggelis Aktsalis |
| Founded | 8 December 2011 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right[6][7][8] |
| Website | |
| www | |
History edit
Founded in December 2011,[16][17] it is led by Thanos Tzimeros[18][19] and is self-identified as a citizen-centered political movement,[20] with emphasis on the rebuilding of the Greek state.[21][22]
The party participated in the May 2012 Greek legislative election shortly after being founded, receiving 2.15% of the total vote, short of the 3% threshold needed to enter Parliament.[23][24] In the repeat elections in June, it formed an electoral alliance with Drasi, a fellow liberal party that had finished directly below them in the May election[25] with 1.8% of the vote.[26] Recreate Greece also approached Democratic Alliance,[27] but the latter opted to run on the New Democracy list instead.[28] In the 17 June 2012 elections, the combined parties garnered only 1.59%, a lower vote than either got in the elections the month before.[29] Drasi would later merge with New Democracy, while Recreate Greece declined further, receiving 0.53% in the 2015 election and 0.74% in 2019. In 2020, Thanos Tzimeros announced a new coaliation with far-right politician Failos Kranidiotis,[30] which was later merged with a new party formed by Greek conservative MP Constantinos Bogdanos, and named National Creation.
After the party's failure to enter parliament in May 2023 general election Thanos Tzimeros resigned from president[31] and the coalition got dissolved.[32]
On 15–17 January 2024, elections were taken place for the party's new president and Vaggelis Aktsalis was elected.[33]
Ideology and leadership edit
Originally, the party's ideology has been referred to as classical liberalism and that it used to promote neoliberal ideas of free markets and small government. Because of his involvement for over a decade, it is widely believed that the party's leader Thanos Tzimeros shapes the party's ideology.[34] His speeches and beliefs have changed over the years, shifting the party further to the right.[35][36] He has been described as extreme or far-right.[9] Tzimeros has described the Greek Communist Party as dangerous and that it must be outlawed,[37] whilst he compares it to neo-Nazism.[38] In some cases, he even expressed controversial opinions about the Greek National Resistance being a historical crime.[39][40] He tends to have controversial views on migration, which have been described as racist, and often proclaims that Islam is a threat.[12][41][42]
Other notable incidents include Tzimeros' calls to overthrow the government in June 2015 which led to a criminal investigation.[43]
Election results edit
Hellenic Parliament edit
| Election | Hellenic Parliament | Rank | Government | Leader | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| May 2012 | 135,960 | 2.15% | New | 0 / 300
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New | 11th | Extra-parliamentary | Thanos Tzimeros |
| Jun 2012[a] | 98,140 | 1.59% | –2.36 | 0 / 300
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 0
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8th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| Jan 2015 | Did not contest | 0 / 300
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0
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— | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| Sep 2015 | 28,909 | 0.53% | –1.06 | 0 / 300
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0
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13th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2019 | 41,631 | 0.74% | +0.21 | 0 / 300
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0
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10th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| May 2023[b] | 48,087 | 0.81% | +0.07 | 0 / 300
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0
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10th | Extra-parliamentary | |
- ^ Run in coalition with Drassi and FISY.
- ^ Run as part of the National Creation coalition.
European Parliament edit
| Year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Rank | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Thanos Tzimeros | 51,749 |
0.91% (with Drassi) |
0 / 21 |
13th | ALDE |
| 2019 | Thanos Tzimeros | 39,217 | 0.69% | 0 / 21 |
18th | None |
References edit
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- ^ a b Mulhall, Joe (2021). State of Hate: Far Right Extremism in Europe. Amadeu Antonio Stiftung.
- ^ Vamvakas, Vasilis (25 November 2020). "Social Media and the Institutionalization of Hate Speech in Greek Politics". Crisis' Representations: Frontiers and Identities in the Contemporary Media Narratives. Brill. pp. 48–63. doi:10.1163/9789004439559_004. ISBN 978-90-04-43955-9. S2CID 242343115.
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- ^ Porčnik, Tanja (2019). Europe: Liberalism vs Authoritarianism. Visio institut.
- ^ Ellis, Tom. "The next government, the center and the far-right | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "404 - Η σελίδα δεν βρέθηκε". www.dimiourgiaxana.gr. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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External links edit
Media related to Recreate Greece at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)