Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Movement for Social Democracy EDEK (Greek: Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών ΕΔΕΚ — Kinima Sosialdimokraton EDEK) is a social-democratic political party in Cyprus. It was originally founded by Dr Vasos Lyssaridis in 1969 as the United Democratic Union of Centre, EDEK (Greek: Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Ένωση Κέντρου, ΕΔΕΚ) and it was a socialist party. It has gradually evolved into a social-democratic political party. It is currently led by Yiannakis Omirou.In the 2001 general elections it won 6.5% of the votes case and 4 of the 56 seats in the House of Representatives of Cyprus. In the elections of 21 May 2006, the party won 8.9% and 5 out of 56 seats. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists.Members were drawn from the committee for re-establishment of democracy in Greece, and fighters from Lyssaridis's group during the 1964 clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The party supported president Makarios III and a lot of its members were part of the armed resistance to the 15 July 1974 coup against him. The leader of the youth section of the party, Doros Loizou, was shot and killed in an attempt to murder Lyssaridis himself in August 1974.Several members of the party's youth section (EDEN) with Trotskyist tendencies were expelled between 1979 and 1984 and formed Aristeri Pteryga (Left Wing).EDEK backed Dimitris Christofias of AKEL in the second round of the February 2008 presidential election. On the proposal of EDEK's Political Bureau, 109 members of its Central Committee voted in favor of supporting Christofias, five voted against, and two abstained.In February 2010 EDEK quit from the government coalition due to its dispute concerning the decisions of Dimitris Christofias in the Cyprus Problem.The party leader, Yiannakis Omirou, was elected as President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, following the 2011 general elections, in which EDEK obtained 8,93% of the votes and elected 5 MPs.In the February 2013 presidential election, EDEK backed the independent candidate Yiorgos Lillikas. the former minister of foreign affairs in Tassos Papadopoulos' cabinet. In the second round, EDEK decided not to back any other candidate, neither the Conservative Nicos Anastasiades, or Stavros Malas, AKEL's candidate.Presidents of the MovementFrom 1969-2001: Dr.Vasos LyssaridisFrom 2001-Today: Yiannakis OmirouCurrent Members of ParliamentYiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives, Nicosia ConstituencyRoula Mavronicola, Nicosia ConstituencyNicos Nicolaides, Limassol ConstituencyFidias Sarikas, Pafos ConstituencyGeorge Varnava, Famagusta Constituency↑ 1.0 1.1 ↑ ↑ ↑. }
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- Movement_for_Social_Democracy abstract "The Movement for Social Democracy EDEK (Greek: Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών ΕΔΕΚ — Kinima Sosialdimokraton EDEK) is a social-democratic political party in Cyprus. It was originally founded by Dr Vasos Lyssaridis in 1969 as the United Democratic Union of Centre, EDEK (Greek: Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Ένωση Κέντρου, ΕΔΕΚ) and it was a socialist party. It has gradually evolved into a social-democratic political party. It is currently led by Yiannakis Omirou.In the 2001 general elections it won 6.5% of the votes case and 4 of the 56 seats in the House of Representatives of Cyprus. In the elections of 21 May 2006, the party won 8.9% and 5 out of 56 seats. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists.Members were drawn from the committee for re-establishment of democracy in Greece, and fighters from Lyssaridis's group during the 1964 clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The party supported president Makarios III and a lot of its members were part of the armed resistance to the 15 July 1974 coup against him. The leader of the youth section of the party, Doros Loizou, was shot and killed in an attempt to murder Lyssaridis himself in August 1974.Several members of the party's youth section (EDEN) with Trotskyist tendencies were expelled between 1979 and 1984 and formed Aristeri Pteryga (Left Wing).EDEK backed Dimitris Christofias of AKEL in the second round of the February 2008 presidential election. On the proposal of EDEK's Political Bureau, 109 members of its Central Committee voted in favor of supporting Christofias, five voted against, and two abstained.In February 2010 EDEK quit from the government coalition due to its dispute concerning the decisions of Dimitris Christofias in the Cyprus Problem.The party leader, Yiannakis Omirou, was elected as President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, following the 2011 general elections, in which EDEK obtained 8,93% of the votes and elected 5 MPs.In the February 2013 presidential election, EDEK backed the independent candidate Yiorgos Lillikas. the former minister of foreign affairs in Tassos Papadopoulos' cabinet. In the second round, EDEK decided not to back any other candidate, neither the Conservative Nicos Anastasiades, or Stavros Malas, AKEL's candidate.Presidents of the MovementFrom 1969-2001: Dr.Vasos LyssaridisFrom 2001-Today: Yiannakis OmirouCurrent Members of ParliamentYiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives, Nicosia ConstituencyRoula Mavronicola, Nicosia ConstituencyNicos Nicolaides, Limassol ConstituencyFidias Sarikas, Pafos ConstituencyGeorge Varnava, Famagusta Constituency↑ 1.0 1.1 ↑ ↑ ↑".