Democratic Patriotic Movement – Victory Δημοκρατικό Πατριωτικό Κίνημα – Νίκη
Abbreviation	NIKI
Leader	Dimitris Natsios
Founder	Dimitris Natsios
Founded	17 June 2019 (2019-06-17)
Headquarters	Thessaloniki
Youth wing	NIKI Youth[1]
Ideology	Conservatism[2]
Political position	Right[3][4]/Far-right[5][6]
Religion	Church of Greece
Colours	Ochre   Light blue
Hellenic Parliament	10 / 300
Website
nikh.gr
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The Democratic Patriotic Movement – Victory (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Πατριωτικό Κίνημα – Νίκη, romanized: Dimokratikó Patriotikó Kínima – Níki),^[7] often shortened to simply Victory, is a Greek political party that operates in the conservative space^[8] and emphasises education and family.^[9][10] It was founded by educator Dimitris Natsios in 2019.^[11]

Its main programmatic positions are defined as the triptych "Faith, Nation, Family", the radical restructuring of education, the change of the regime for the acquisition of Greek citizenship by immigrants and refugees, the separation of state-parties, taking of measures to solve the demographic problem as well as the economic and moral reward of multiple children and the support of the traditional family.^[12]

The party was founded by the public education teacher and theologian Dimitrios Natsios on 17 June 2019 in Thessaloniki, after the signing of the Prespa agreement and one month before the 2019 parliamentary elections, in which he did not participate.^[13] He emerged in the polls shortly before the May 2023 elections.^[14][15]In the elections of June 2023, it collected 192,154 votes, i.e. 3.7% and entered the Greek Parliament with 10 seats.^[16]He gathered the largest percentages in Northern Greece and specifically in Macedonia.^[17]

Two persons included in the party's ballots have a common reference to Saint Paisios.^[18] One as his relative and the other as his biographer and spiritual disciple.^[19][20] Niki is said to receive support from the monasteries of Mount Athos and Christian Orthodox brotherhoods,^[21][22] however the Philotheou Monastery and the Karakallos Monastery publicly denied the reports.^[23][24] Archbishop Hieronymos expressed his opposition to the instrumentalization of faith,^[25] and Metropolitan Anthimos of Alexandroupolis referred to the intervention of ecclesiastical circles in favor of parties.^[26]

Regarding the financing of the party,^[27] it has been claimed that it received support from specific businessmen and shipowners, like Victor Restis, who denied any involvement,^[28] while the party stated that its incomes come exclusively from member donations, and requested financial control for all Greek parties.^[29]

Victory has been described as a party that belongs to the broader space of the right,^[30] with religion, homeland and family as the main axes.^[31][32] It does not place itself on the left-right political spectrum, while proposing a parallel separation of political parties from the state.^[33] According to its constitution, former politicians, government officials and freemasons are not accepted as party members.^[34] The party also demands politicians who have participated in governments that are accused of wasting public money and increasing the public debt to be held accountable in justice, as well as to limit their right to re-election.^[35]

In matters of foreign policy, the party completely rejects the Prespa Agreement.^[36] It maintains a neutral attitude towards third countries,believing that the Byzantine imperial heritage, the Orthodox unifying character , can feed an international focus of stability and balance in the Balkan Peninsula.^[37] It disagrees with Greece's support for Ukraine regarding Russia's invasion, instead preferring neutrality.^[38] Regarding Greece's relations with Turkey the party argues that, since Turkey is acting aggressively, Greece should be answering with force.^[39]

The party refers to characteristics of the Greek nation which it promotes such as language, history and tradition,^[40] while it places special emphasis on education, criticizing certain content of school books and prejudicing the writing of new ones.^[41][42] It is opposed to abortions and sex education. It maintains a negative stance towards the LGBT community, same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.^[43][44] It also emphasizes the importance of upgrading the national health system and the armed forces, as well as the reorganization in their various sectors.^[45] The party has stated opposition to mandatory medical procedures, such as the vaccination imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[46]