Solidarity Movement (Cyprus)

The Solidarity Movement (Greek: Κίνημα Αλληλεγγύη, Kinima Allilengyi) is a Greek Cypriot nationalist party in Cyprus. It was founded in 2016 by Eleni Theocharous.

Solidarity Movement Κίνημα Αλληλεγγύη
Leader	Eleni Theocharous
Founder	Eleni Theocharous
Founded	15 January 2016
Merger of	European Party
Split from	Democratic Rally
Headquarters	Nicosia
Ideology	Greek Cypriot nationalism[1] National conservatism[2] Soft Euroscepticism[3]
Political position	Right-wing[3]
European affiliation	ACRE (2016–19) EAFD (2020–2023)
European Parliament group	European Conservatives and Reformists (2016–19)
Colours	Blue, Red
House of Representatives	0 / 56
European Parliament	0 / 6
Municipal Councils	0 / 478
Politics of Cyprus Political parties Elections

Theocharous departed the conservative Democratic Rally in November 2015, in protest to their support of a bizonal, bifederal settlement to the Cyprus problem. She established the Solidarity Movement in January 2016 and right-wing Evroko merged with the party in March of the same year.^[4] The Solidarity Movement is contesting 56 seats in the 2016 Cypriot legislative election.^[5][6]

On 9 March 2016, Eleni Theocharous joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, after she retired from the Democratic Rally and the European People's Party.^[7] The party lost its one and only seat on 26 May 2019, in the 2019 European Parliament election.^[8]

Electoral results

House of Representatives

Election	Votes			Seats
	#	%	Rank	#	±
2016	18,424	5.24	6th	3 / 56	3
2021	8,254	2.31	10th	0 / 56	3