{"id":2480,"date":"2024-10-17T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:28:32","slug":"press-release-christos-floros-elected-president-of-dp-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/press-release-christos-floros-elected-president-of-dp-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Christos Floros Elected President of DP International"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d83d0cce46d7b9e62677f364f85f31f wp-block-paragraph\">Christos Floros has been elected as the new president of DP International, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/\">Democratic Party<\/a>\u2019s International wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ade978dabf4b992c60b6635cb5b80fab wp-block-paragraph\">Floros succeeds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/message-from-the-outgoing-president\/\">Lu\u00eds Oliveira<\/a>, who voluntarily steps down to allow for fresh vision and dynamic leadership within the international wing of the party. The new president will take over his duties starting in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ef264e6baf98e5ad807acd67dfb8ae7 wp-block-paragraph\">Floros is set to lead efforts in growing the party\u2019s international membership and promoting inclusive debate reflecting Luxembourg\u2019s diverse population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78a207032de003feeea4e358e318811d wp-block-paragraph\">Christos Floros, an architect by profession who works in Luxembourg&#8217;s technology sector in Marketing and Communications, brings a wealth of experience and dedication to his new role. His commitment to political inclusion has focused on expanding the voice of all residents in Luxembourg, including foreign residents and newly naturalized citizens by encouraging political participation. Floros previously ran in the June 2024 European Parliament elections as a candidate for the Democratic Party, further solidifying his involvement in shaping Luxembourg&#8217;s political landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe7d1ee66cdf7908d2b10a73bc87f1bc wp-block-paragraph\">In taking on this leadership role, Floros aims to continue the work of DP International in ensuring that all residents, regardless of their background, feel empowered to engage with their local communities and that the party remains representative of Luxembourg&#8217;s diverse population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>I am honored to take on this responsibility and lead DP International. Together, we will work to ensure that Luxembourg remains an inclusive, forward-looking country where everyone feels at home and all are empowered to participate. I want to thank Luis for his total commitment over the last 5 years to this incredibly important wing of our large, inclusive, democratic party and for the trust the party places onto me to continue this work. My first task will be to build a great team around me, to deliver on this mission.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Christos Floros, incoming president of DP International.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>I am very grateful that my colleagues in the DP International board, as well as the party leadership, have accepted my proposal to confirm Christos Floros as my successor. With him, the current committee, new board members, and support from our members, our group will continue to grow dynamically and be prepared for the challenges of the coming years.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Lu\u00eds Oliveira, outgoing president of DP International.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Future Plans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f60d6eab94de746121e8e38ca002c0c wp-block-paragraph\">Under Floros&#8217; leadership, DP International will focus on further enabling all residents to engage actively with the party, ensuring that local sections reflect the true diversity of Luxembourg. By focusing on inclusion and participation, DP International will continue its mission to make Luxembourg a place where everyone can contribute and feel represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c711acb73484217107df33b952d9f9d8 wp-block-paragraph\">Interested individuals and persons of the media can get in touch with DP International via the Democratic Party\u2019s official website:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dp.lu\/\"> dp.lu<\/a> and\/or by email: <a href=\"mailto:international@dp.lu\">international@dp.lu<\/a>. Due to a previously scheduled programme Mr. Floros is participating in, he will be available for interviews only after November 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DP International<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e75decb9826f7567f0a6594a24b071fa wp-block-paragraph\">DP International is the international wing of Luxembourg\u2019s Democratic Party. It empowers its members, foreign residents, newly naturalized citizens and citizens, to participate in political discussions, in a multicultural and multilingual environment. The group is committed to ensuring that all residents have a voice in shaping the future of the country. Membership is granted through membership to the DP &#8211; Demokratesch Partei and all members of the Democratic Party are able to participate in its activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christos Floros has been elected as the new president of DP International, the Democratic Party\u2019s International wing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":2483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","wpbf-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2701,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480\/revisions\/2701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dp.lu\/dpinternational\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}