Movement of Democratic Socialists

Movement of Democratic Socialists
Κίνημα Δημοκρατών Σοσιαλιστών
PresidentGeorge Papandreou
SpokespersonGeorge Petalotis
Philippos Sachinidis
FounderGeorge Papandreou
Founded3 January 2015
Split fromPanhellenic Socialist Movement
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationDemocratic Alignment (2017)
PASOK – Movement for Change (since 2017)
Parliament
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European Parliament
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The Movement of Democratic Socialists (Greek: Κίνημα Δημοκρατών Σοσιαλιστών, Kinima Dimokraton Sosialiston) is a political party in Greece established on 3 January 2015 by George Papandreou after splitting from the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). The party officially uses To Kinima (Το Κίνημα, "The Movement") as the party's name abbreviation, although several media outlets and opinion pollsters have referred to it using the acronym KIDISO (ΚΙΔΗΣΟ).

Since 12 January 2017 it is a component of PASOK – Movement for Change