Democratic Social Movement

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DIKKI supporters in a SYRIZA rally in 2007

The Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI, Greek: ΔΗΚΚΙ, Δημοκρατικό Κοινωνικό Κίνημα, Dimokratiko Koinoniko Kinima) is a Greek democratic socialist political party. The party was founded in 1995 by Dimitris Tsovolas.

In the Greek legislative election, 1996 it got 4.43% of the vote and 9 seats in the Greek parliament. In the European Parliament election, 1999 (Greece) got 6.85% of the vote and 2 seats in the European Parliament, and was full member of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group.^[1]

After these initial successes however, DIKKI failed to elect members in the Hellenic Parliament in two consecutive elections although it got 2.69% of the vote in the Greek legislative election, 2000, and 1.8% of the vote in the Greek legislative election, 2004.

Tsovolas unilaterally decided to dissolve it. Several party members who were frustrated with his decision went to court over this, and the court ruled that DIKKI legally exists.^{[citation needed]}

On August 22 2007, (DIKKI) announced that it was participating in the Coalition of the Radical Left SYRIZA,^[2] which received 5,04% in the 2007 Greek legislative elections of September 16.