List of political parties in Greece

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Under the current electoral system, a party needs to surpass a 3% threshold in the popular vote in order to enter parliament. In the last Parliamentary elections, held in 2004, four parties entered the parliament : the New Democracy, Panhellenic Socialist Movement, the Communist Party and the Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology.

In the two-party system which characterizes the Greek political system, the dominant parties are New Democracy and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

1 The parties
2 See also

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parties represented in the current Parliament

New Democracy (Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία) - ND (Center Right)
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα / Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima) - PA.SO.K. (Social-Democrat)
Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας) - K.K.E. (Communist)
Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology (Greek: Συνασπισμός της Αριστεράς των Κινημάτων και της Οικολογίας) - SYN (Radical Left)

[edit] Parties represented in the European Parliament

All the above, plus:

Popular Orthodox Rally or Popular Rally (Greek: Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός or Λαϊκός Συναγερμός) - LA.O.S. (Populist)

[edit] Minor parties

ASPIDA - (Greek: Ανεξάρτητη Συσπείρωση Πολιτών Ιδιαίτερου Αυτοπροσδιορισμού ΡΟΜ), formed in January 2006 to represent the Greek Roma community)
Bulgarian Human Rights in Macedonia or BHRM (Greek: Βουλγαρικά Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα στη Μακεδονία - ΒΑΔΜ, Bulgarian: Български Човешки Права в Македония - БЧПМ) (Regionalist party expressing support for the indigenous Greek Bulgarian minority)
Communist Organization of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστική Οργάνωση Ελλάδας) - Κ.Ο.Ε. (Communist Left)
Communist Party of Greece (marxist-leninist) (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (μαρξιστικό-λενινιστικό) - K.K.E. (m-l) (Maoist Left)
Ecologists Greece (Greek: Οικολόγοι Ελλάδας) (Green)
Ecologist Greens (Greek: Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι) (Greens)
Fighting Socialist Party of Greece (Greek: Αγωνιστικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας ) - A.S.K.E. (Socialist)
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Μαρξιστικό - Λενινιστικό Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας) - M.-L. K.K.E (Maoist Left)
Movement for the Reorganization of the Communist Party of Greece 1918-55 (Greek: Κίνηση για την Ανασύνταξη του ΚΚΕ 1918-55) (Stalinist Left)
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Οργάνωση για την Ανασυγκρότηση του ΚΚΕ) - Ο.Α.Κ.Κ.Ε. (Maoist Left)
Patriotic Alliance (Greek: Πατριωτική Συμμαχία) - Patriotiki Symmachia - PATRI.S. (Nationalist)
Radical Left Front (Greek: Μέτωπο Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς)- ME.R.A. (Radical Left)
Rainbow (Greek: Ουράνιο Τόξο; Macedonian/Slavic: Виножито) - OT (RP) (Regionalist party expressing support for the indigenous Greek Macedonian Slav minority)
Renewing Communist Ecological Left (Greek: Ανανεωτική Κομμουνιστική Οικολογική Αριστερά) - A.K.O.A. (ex-Eurocommunist)
Socialist Workers' Party (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα) - S.E.K. (Revolutionary Left)
Union of Centrists (Greek: Ένωση Κεντρώων) - E.K. (UC) (Centrist Social Democrats)
Union of the Democratic Center (Greek: Ένωση Δημοκρατικού Κέντρου) - Enosi Dimokratiko Kentrou, E.DI.K. (Liberal / Social-Democratic)

[edit] Defunct parties

Center Union (Greek: Ένωση Κέντρου) - Enosi Kentrou, E.K. (Liberal) (1961-1967)
Center Union - New Forces (Greek:Ένωσις Κέντρου-Νέες Δυνάμεις) - Enosi Kentrou-Nees Dynameis (Liberal) (1974-1977)
Democratic Renewal (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ανανέωση Δ.Α.)- Dimokratiki Ananeosi (Conservative) (1985-1994)
Democratic Social Movement (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Κοινωνικό Κίνημα) - DI.K.KI. (Democratic Socialist) (1995-2004)
Democratic Socialist Party of Greece (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, ΔΣΚ) - DSK (Democratic Socialist) (1935–1950)
Front Line (Greek: Πρώτη Γραμμή) - Proti Grammi (Nationalist) (1999-?)
Golden Dawn (Greek: Χρυσή Αυγή) - Hrisi Avgi (National Socialist) (1980-2005)
Greek National Socialist Party (Greek: Ελληνικό Εθνικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα) - Elliniko Ethniko Sosialistiko Komma (National Socialist) (1932)
Greek Rally (Greek: Ελληνικός Συναγερμός Ε.Σ.) - Ellinikos Synagermos E.S. (Conservative, Royalist) (1951-1956)
Hellenic Front (Greek: Ελληνικό Μέτωπο) - Elliniko Metopo (Far Right) (1994-2004)
Hellenic Women's Political Party (Greek: Κόμμα Ελληνίδων Γυναικών) - Komma Ellinidon Ginaikon (Feminist) (?-?)
Liberal Democratic Center (Greek: Φιλελεύθερον Δημοκρατικόν Κέντρον Φ.Δ.Κ.)– Filelefthero Dimokratiko Kentro FDK (Liberal) (1965–1966)
Liberal Democratic Union (Greek: Φιλελεύθερη Δημοκρατική Ένωση Φ.Δ.Ε.)- coalition of Republican and Liberal parties (1956)
Liberal Party (Greek:Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) (Liberal) (1910-1961)
The Liberals (Greek: Οι Φιλελεύθεροι) - Oi Fileleftheroi (Liberal) (1999-2004)
Modernist Party (Greek: Νεωτεριστικόν Κομμα Neoteristikon, Ν.Κ. - Neoteristikon Komma, ΝΚ (Liberal) (1875-1910)
Movement of Free Citizens (Greek: Κίνημα Ελευθέρων Πολιτών, Κ.Ε.Π.) - Kinima Eleftheron Politon K.E.P. (Right of Center) (2001-2002)
National Alignment (E.P.) (Greek: Εθνική Παράταξις Ε.Π.)- Ethniki Parataxis (Nationalist, Royalist) (1977)
National Radical Union Greek: Εθνική Ριζοσπαστική Ένωσις E.Ρ.E. - Ethniki Rizospastiki Enosis E.R.E. (Conservative, Royalist) (1955-1967)
National Unionist Party (Greek: Εθνικόν Ενωτικόν Κόμμα Ε.Ε.Κ.)– Ethnikon Enotikon Komma EEK (1935–1945)
National Political Union E.P.E. (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ε.Π.Ε.) - Ethniki Politiki Enosis, E.P.E. (Liberal) (1946)
National Political Union E.P.EN. (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ε.Π.ΕΝ.) - Ethniki Politiki Enosis, E.P.EN. (Far-Right, Nationalist) (1984-?)
National Progressive Center Union (Greek: Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωση Κέντρου E.Π.Ε.Κ.) – Ethniki Proodeutiki Enosi Kentrou EPEK (?-?)
Party of Hellenism (Greek: Κόμμα Ελληνισμού) - Komma Ellinismou (Far Right) (1984-2004)
People's Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.) LK - Laiko Komma (Conservative, Royalist) (1920-1958)
People's Social Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κοινωνικόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.Κ.) – Laikon Koinonikon Komma LKK (1955)
Political Spring (Greek: Πολιτική Άνοιξη) - POL.AN (Conservative) (1993-2004)
Republican Union (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ένωσις Δ.Ε.) – Dimokratiki Enosis DE
United Democratic Left (Greek:: Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Αριστερά) - Eniea Dimokratiki Aristera, E.D.A. (Socialist) (1951-1977)