Centre Union (Theodorous and the Parathalassias)

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Centre Union

Énosis Kéntrou
LeaderSophia Alexandrides
Founded2019
Preceded byTheodoran Synaspismos
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Anti-austerity
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
European affiliationDiEM 25
European Parliament groupGreens-EFA-DiEM-Volt
ColoursRed  
SloganTha érthei i ánoixi, tha fýgei i litótita
"Spring will come, and austerity will go"
Senate
12 / 30
Local Government
19 / 44
European Parliament (Theodoran seats)
3 / 6
Website
ianoixi.tp (planned)

The Centre Union (Greek: Énosis Kéntrou) is a centrist and Venizelist political party in Theodorous and the Parathalassias, inspired by the 20th-century Greek party of the same name.

Formed in 1996 by defectors from both the Optimates and Populares, then the Principality's major parties, the Centre Union was initially a minor force, winning only a single seat in its first two elections. However, the 2003 Spoils of War Scandal — a major embezzlement scandal in which both the Optimates and Populares were implicated — led to a collapse in support for those parties, with many of their former voters defecting to the Centre Union. In the subsequent 2004 election, the Centre Union came in second, winning 11 seats, and managed to form a minority government led by Anna Alexopoulou. Alexopolou then led the party to win absolute majorities in both the 2007 and 2010 elections. By the 2013 election, however, the Centre Union had grown increasing unpopular due to its compliance with European Union austerity policies, leading the party to lose its majority to anti-austerity parties. It has remained as the referendary opposition ever since, most recently to a Theodoran Spring-led minority government.

The Centre Union is a centrist and liberal party, adhering to Venizelist national liberalism. It is strongly pro-European.