Patriotic Force for Change

The Patriotic Force for Change (PATRIDA; Greek: Πατριωτική Δύναμη Αλλαγής, romanized: Patriotikí Dýnami Allagís, ΠΑΤΡΙ.Δ.Α.) is a Greek political party founded in September 2022.[1]

Patriotic Force for Change
Πατριωτική Δύναμη Αλλαγής
AbbreviationPATRIDA
PresidentKonstantinos Bogdanos
Vice PresidentAfroditi Latinopoulou
FounderKonstantinos Bogdanos
Founded26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
Split fromNew Democracy
National Creation
IdeologyNational conservatism
Social conservatism
Economic liberalism
Soft Euroscepticism
Atlanticism
Political positionRight-wing
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists
Colours  Dark blue
  Red
  Light blue
Slogan«For the future of our children»
(Greek: «Για το μέλλον των παιδιών μας»)
Hellenic Parliament
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European Parliament
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Website
patrida.net

Its president and founder is the member of parliament Konstantinos Bogdanos, while the vice president is the jurist Afroditi Latinopoulou. The slogan of the party is "Homeland, Religion, Family and Economic Freedom."[2]

The party is represented in the Hellenic Parliament by Konstantinos Bogdanos, an independent member of parliament from Athens, where he was elected in 2019 with New Democracy.[3] The party is seeking membership in the European Conservatives and Reformists group of the EU parliament.[4]

In January 2023, the electoral cooperation with K.Y.M.A of Hellenism was announced.[5]

Ideology

The Patriotic Force for Change, according to its constitution, is defined as a right-wing, conservative, bourgeois and economically liberal party. Some media characterize it as far-right, a characterization that its president, Konstantinos Bogdanos, rejects, also saying that "PATRIDA is not identical with the Golden Dawn."[6][7] It is considered a pro-European (despite having some Soft Euroscepticism involved in its Party agenda) and pro-Western party, although it is seeking to be part of the Eurogroup of the European Conservatives and Reformists, many of whose members are mild Eurosceptics.[8]

References
  1. Newsroom (2022-09-26). "Νέο κόμμα ανακοίνωσε ο Μπογδάνος – Αντιπρόεδρος η Αφροδίτη Λατινοπούλου". CNN.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  2. "Μπογδάνος: Η ΠΑΤΡΙΔΑ δεν ταυτίζεται με τη Χρυσή Αυγή -Το σύνθημα είναι «Πατρίδα, θρησκεία, οικογένεια και οικονομική ελευθερία»". 27 September 2022.
  3. "Ανακοινώνεται το κόμμα του Κωνσταντίνου Μπογδάνου - Αντιπρόεδρος η Λατινοπούλου". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  4. "Νέο κόμμα από τον Κωνσταντίνο Μπογδάνο". www.naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  5. "Η ΠΑΤΡΙ.Δ.Α υποδέχεται σε πολιτική συστράτευση το «ΚΥ.Μ.Α. Ελληνισμού» - ΠΑΤΡΙΔΑ". 26 January 2023.
  6. Newsroom. "Μπογδάνος: Η ΠΑΤΡΙΔΑ δεν ταυτίζεται με τη ΧΑ – Στη ΝΔ μας έλεγαν να μην λέμε ότι είμαστε δεξιοί". www.ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  7. Παπαδομανωλάκης, Παναγιώτης (2022-09-27). "Αφύπνιση της Ευρώπης η νίκη της Μελόνι, για τον Μπογδάνο". The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  8. "Εξωτερική Πολιτική και Άμυνα - ΠΑΤΡΙΔΑ" (in Greek). 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
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