Dimitris Natsios
Leader of Democratic Patriotic Movement – Victory
Assumed office
June 17, 2019
Preceded byParty established
President of Democratic Patriotic Movement – Victory
Assumed office
July, 2019
Preceded byParty established
Personal details
NationalityGreek
Political partyDemocratic Patriotic Movement – Victory

Dimitris Natsios (Greek: Δημήτρης Νατσιός; born 1965) is a Greek politician, educator, theologian, author and presenter of television shows with educational, social and ecclesiastical content. In 2019 he founded the Democratic Patriotic Movement – Victory, assuming the presidency of the party.

Biography

Dimitris Natsios was born into a large family. He is married and the father of three children.[1] He studied pedagogy on the Pedagogical Academy of Thessaloniki and then theology at the school of theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is working as a primary education teacher for the last 35 years in schools in Cyclades and Kilkis. He is a columnist on issues of education,[2] of political, social and theological content in newspapers, magazines and websites, while according to his biography he has published 12 books mainly on education issues.[3] Additionally he worked for 10 years as a presenter on the ecclesiastical TV station 4E TV, and for 2 years on the regional TV station of Central Macedonia, "Dion TV".[4]

Political career

He started his political activity in 2014 with the "Freedom" movement, whose founding declaration he signed.[5][6] In 2015 he joined the "Radical National Rally" of Vasilis Kapernaros, participating in the party's executive committee.[7][8] Later he joined the party Society – Political Party of the Successors of Kapodistrias, from which he resigned in 2016, following rumors of his founding a new political party.[9]

On 17 June 2019, reacting to the Prespa Agreement, he founded the Democratic Patriotic Movement – Victory.[10] In the May 2023 Greek legislative election, the first time the it took part on national elections, the party received a percentage of 2.92% of the popular vote,[11] narrowly missing entrance to the Hellenic Parliament.[12][13] A Month later, in the election of June the party gathered 3.7% and elected 10 MPs.

References

  1. ↑ "Δημήτριος Νατσιός". NIKH (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Αρθρογραφία του Δημήτρη Νατσιού". Αντίβαρο. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "ΝΑΤΣΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ". www.politeianet.gr. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  4. ↑ https://katanixi.gr/i-ekpompi-grammata-spoydamata-toy-di/
  5. ↑ Γεννιέται το Κίνημα “Ελευθερία”
  6. ↑ "Κίνημα Ελευθερία". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  7. ↑ ΡΙΖΕΣ: Η ιδρυτική διακήρυξη – Ποιοι στηρίζουν την κίνηση – Στόχος “τα ιμάτια” της ΝΔ
  8. ↑ Ριζοσπαστικός Εθνικός Συναγερμός - Διοικούσα Επιτροπή
  9. ↑ Από την “ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ” στη “ΝΙΚΗ”
  10. ↑ Μοσχολιού, Τζίνα (2023-06-12). "Το πολιτικό παρασκήνιο, οι πνευματικοί πατέρες και η κοσμοθεωρία της ΝΙΚΗΣ". in.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  11. ↑ "Βελόπουλος VS Νίκη: Μπόλια, θρησκεία, Μακεδονία - Πώς εξηγείται ο ακροδεξιός 'εμφύλιος'". www.news247.gr (in Greek). 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  12. ↑ https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/v/home/parties/131/
  13. ↑ "Εκλογές 2023: Ποιο είναι το κόμμα «Νίκη» - H έκπληξη των εκλογών". www.star.gr (in Greek). 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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