Liberal Alliance (Greece)

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The Liberal Alliance (Greek: Φιλελεύθερη Συμμαχία Fileleftheri Simmakhia ) is a libertarian political party in Greece founded February of 2007. Its purpose is to cover the political ground between the right-conservative New Democracy and the social democratic PASOK.

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The Liberal Alliance is a classical liberal party, championing personal liberty and human rights in both the political, social and economic sectors. Some of its positions are:

Withdrawal of the state from every kind of business activity and the reduction in the size of government and public sector.
Decriminalization of drug use.
Full separation of church and state.
Abolition of the (compulsory in Greece) military draft.
Introduction of the English language as a second official language.