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.

Contents 1 Parties represented in the current Parliament 1.1 Parties represented in the European Parliament 2 Minor parties 3 Defunct parties 3.1 Parties during the reign of King Otto (1833-1862) 3.2 Parties during the reign of King George I (1863-1913) 3.3 Parties during the reign of King Constantine I - George II (1913-1924) 3.4 Parties during the Second Hellenic Republic (1924-1935) 3.5 Parties during the restoration of King George II (1936-1946) 3.6 Parties during the reigns of Kings Paul and Constantine II (1946-1973) 3.7 Parties during the Third Hellenic Republic (1974-present) 4 See also

[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)
• Democratic Social Movement (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Κοινωνικό Κίνημα) - DI.K.KI. (Democratic Socialist)
• 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)
• Party of Greek Hunters (Greek: Κόμμα Ελλήνων Κυνηγών K.Ε.Κ.) - Κomma Ellinon Kinigon KEK (sectional interest, hunters' rights)
• 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

[edit] Parties during the reign of King Otto (1833-1862)

• English Party (Greek: Άγγλικό Κόμμα) (liberal, pro-English) (1833-1863)
• French Party (Greek: Γαλλικό Κόμμα) (liberal, pro-French) (1833-1863)
• Russian Party (Greek: Ρώσσικο Κόμμα) (conservative, pro-Russian) (1833-1863)

[edit] Parties during the reign of King George I (1863-1913)

• Liberal Party (Greek:Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) (Liberal) (1910-1961)
• Nationalist Party (Greek: Κόμμα Εθνικόφρονων K.E.) - Komma Ethnikofronon (conservative) (1865-1909)
• Modernist Party (Greek: Νεωτεριστικόν Κομμα Neoteristikon, Ν.Κ. - Neoteristikon Komma, ΝΚ (Liberal) (1875-1910)

[edit] Parties during the reign of King Constantine I - George II (1913-1924)

• Liberal Party (Greek:Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) (Liberal) (1910-1961)
• People's Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.) LK - Laiko Komma (Conservative, Royalist) (1920-1958)

[edit] Parties during the Second Hellenic Republic (1924-1935)

• Agrarian Party (Greek: Άγροτικό Κόμμα A.K.) - Agrotikon Komma AK (1926-1956)
• Conservative Democratic Party (Greek: Συντιριτικό Δημοκρατικόν Κόμμα Σ.Δ.Κ.) - Syntiritiko Demokratikon Komma SDK (1932-1936)
• Democratic Union (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ένωσις Δ.E.) - Demokratiki Enosis (Liberal) (1926-?)
• Democratic Socialist Party of Greece (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, ΔΣΚ) - DSK (Democratic Socialist) (1935–1950)
• Farmers’ and Workers’ Party (Greek: Άγροτικόν και Έργατικόν Κόμμα Α.Ε.Κ.) - Agrotikon kai Ergatikon Komma/Agrotergatiko Komma AEK (Rural radical) (1932-1936)
• General People's Radical Union (Greek: Γενική Λαïκή Ριζοσπαστική Ένωση Γ.Λ.Ρ.Ε) - Geniki Laiki Rizospastiki Enosis GLRE (??) (1932-1936)
• Liberal Party (Greek:Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) (Liberal) (1910-1961)
• Greek National Socialist Party (Greek: Ελληνικό Εθνικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα) - Elliniko Ethniko Sosialistiko Komma (National Socialist) (1932)
• Jewish Political Union (Greek: ??) - ?? (1926-?)
• Macedonian Union (Greek: ?? ??) – ?? (Conservative) (1935)
• National Radical Party (Greek: Εθνική Ριζοσπαστική Κόμμα E.Ρ.K.) - Ethnikon Rizospastikon Komma ERK (Conservative) (1932-1936)
• National Unionist Party (Greek: Εθνικόν Ενωτικόν Κόμμα Ε.Ε.Κ.)– Ethnikon Enotikon Komma EEK (1935–1950)
• People's Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.) LK - Laiko Komma (Conservative, Royalist) (1920-1958)
• Progressive Party (Greek: Προοδευτικόν Κόμμα Π.Κ.) - Proodeftikon Komma PK (1928-1964, 1981)
• Refugees' Liberal Party (Greek: Φιλελευθέρων Προσφιγικόν Κόμμα Φ.Π.Κ.) - Fileleftheron Prosfijikon Komma FPK (1926-?)
• Union of Royalists (Greek: Ένωσις Βασιλικών EB) – Enosis Vasilikon (Monarchist-Conservative) (1935)

[edit] Parties during the restoration of King George II (1936-1946)

• Agrarian Party (Greek: Άγροτικό Κόμμα A.K.) - Agrotikon Komma AK (1926-1956)
• Conservative Democratic Party (Greek: Συντιριτικό Δημοκρατικόν Κόμμα Σ.Δ.Κ.) - Syntiritiko Demokratikon Komma SDK (1932-1936)
• Democratic Socialist Party of Greece (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, ΔΣΚ) - DSK (Democratic Socialist) (1935–1950)
• Democratic Union (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ένωσις Δ.E.) - Demokratiki Enosis (Liberal) (1926-?)
• Farmers’ and Workers’ Party (Greek: Άγροτικόν και Έργατικόν Κόμμα Α.Ε.Κ.) - Agrotikon kai Ergatikon Komma/Agrotergatiko Komma AEK (Rural radical) (1932-1936)
• Freethinkers' Party (Greek: Κόμμα των Ελευθερόφρονων K.E.) - Komma Eleftherofronon (Nationalist, Metaxist) (1936-1940)
• General People's Radical Union (Greek: Γενική Λαïκή Ριζοσπαστική Ένωση Γ.Λ.Ρ.Ε) - Geniki Laiki Rizospastiki Enosis GLRE (??) (1932-1936)
• Liberal Party (Greek:Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) (Liberal) (1910-1961)
• National Party of Greece (Greek: Εθνικόν Κόμμα 'Ελλάδος E.Κ.E.) - Ethnikon Komma Ellados E.K.E. (Monarchist-Conservative) (1946-1967)
• National People's Party (Greek: Εθνικόν Λαϊκόν Κόμμα E.Λ.Κ.) - Ethniko Laiko Komma E.L.K. (1936)
• National Political Union E.P.E. (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ε.Π.Ε.) - Ethniki Politiki Enosis, E.P.E. (Liberal) (1946)
• National Radical Party (Greek: Εθνική Ριζοσπαστική Κόμμα E.Ρ.K.) - Ethnikon Rizospastikon Komma ERK (Conservative) (1932-1936)
• National Unionist Party (Greek: Εθνικόν Ενωτικόν Κόμμα Ε.Ε.Κ.)– Ethnikon Enotikon Komma EEK (1935–1950)
• People's Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.) LK - Laiko Komma (Conservative, Royalist) (1920-1958)
• Progressive Party (Greek: Προοδευτικόν Κόμμα Π.Κ.) - Proodeftikon Komma PK (1928-1964, 1981)
• Reform Party (Greek: Μεταρρυθμιστικόν Κόμμα M.K.) - Metarrythmistikon Komma MK (1936)
• Union of Agrarian Parties (Greek: Ένωσις Άγροτικόν Κομμάτων Ε.Α.Κ.) – Enosis Agrotikon Kommaton EAK (Agrarian) (1946)
• Union of the Nationally Minded (Greek: Ένωσις Εθνικοφόρων Ε.Ε.) – Enosis Ethnikofronon, ΕE (Monarchist-Conservative) (1946)
• United Order of Patriot-Thinkers (Greek: Ηνομένοι Παράταξις Εθνικόφρονων Η.Π.Ε.) – Inomeni Parataxis Ethnikofronon I.P.E. (Conservative) (1946)

[edit] Parties during the reigns of Kings Paul and Constantine II (1946-1973)

• Center Union (Greek: Ένωση Κέντρου) - Enosi Kentrou, E.K. (Liberal) (1961-1967)
• Christian Democracy (Greek: ? ) - ?? (socialist) (1963)
• Democratic Socialist Party of Greece (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, ΔΣΚ) - DSK (Democratic Socialist) (1935–1950)
• Greek Rally (Greek: Ελληνικός Συναγερμός Ε.Σ.) - Ellinikos Synagermos E.S. (Conservative, Royalist) (1951-1956)
• Independent Political Party ((Greek: Πολιτική Ανεξάρτητη Παράταξη Π.Α.Π.) - Politiki Anexartiti Parataxi PAP (Metaxist) (1950-?)
• Left Liberals (Greek: Αριστεροί Φιλελεύθεροι Α.Φ.) - Aristeroi Fileleutheroi AF (communist) (1950-?)
• 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)
• Movement for Democracy and Socialism (Greek: Κίνημα Δημοκρατίας και Σοσιαλισμού) - (socialist) (1963)
• National Party of Greece (Greek: Εθνικόν Κόμμα 'Ελλάδος E.Κ.E.) - Ethnikon Komma Ellados E.K.E. (Monarchist-Conservative) (1946-1967)
• National Progressive Center Union (Greek: Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωσις Κέντρου E.Π.Ε.Κ.) – Ethniki Proodeutiki Enosi Kentrou EPEK (1952)
• National Progressive Party (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Προοδευτικό Κόμμα Δ.Π.Κ.) - Dimokratiko Proodeutiko Komma DPK (1950-?)
• National Radical Union (Greek: Εθνική Ριζοσπαστική Ένωσις E.Ρ.E.) - Ethniki Rizospastiki Enosis E.R.E. (Conservative, Royalist) (1955-1967)
• New Party (Greek: Νέο Κόμμα N.K.) - Neo Komma NK (conservative) (1950-?)
• Pandemocratic Agrarian Front (Greek: ?? ??) – ?? (Socialist) (1961)
• Party of Christian Democracy (Greek: ?? ) – ?? (?) (1956)
• Party of I. Sofianopoulos ((Greek: Κόμμα του Ι. Σοφιανόπουλου) - Komma tou I. Sofianopoulou (communist) (1950-?)
• Party of Progressive Liberals (Greek: Κόμματος των Προοδευτικών Φιλελευθέρων) - Kommatos ton Prodethikon Fileleutheron (liberal) (1950-?)
• People's Social Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κοινωνικόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.Κ.) – Laikon Koinonikon Komma LKK (1955)
• Progressive Party (Greek: Προοδευτικόν Κόμμα Π.Κ.) - Proodeftikon Komma PK (1928-1964, 1981)
• Progressive Rural Democratic Union (Greek: ?? ) - ?? (1958)
• Rally of Farmers and Workers (Greek: ?? ??) - ?? (Agrarian) (1951-1952)
• Socialist Party-Democratic Popular Union (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα-Ένωση Λαïκής Δημοκρατίας Σ.Κ.-Ε.Λ.Δ.) - Sosialistiko Komma-Enosi Laikis Dimokratias SK-ELD (Communist) (1950-1952)
• Union of the People's Party (Greek: ?? ) – ?? (?) (1958)

[edit] Parties during the Third Hellenic Republic (1974-present)

• Center Union - New Forces (Greek:Ένωσις Κέντρου-Νέες Δυνάμεις) - Enosi Kentrou-Nees Dynameis (Liberal) (1974-1977)
• Democratic Alignment (Greek: Δημοκρατική Παράταξη Δ.Π.) - Dimokratiki Parataxi DP (1977)
• Democratic Renewal (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ανανέωση Δ.Α.) - Dimokratiki Ananeosi (Conservative) (1985-1994)
• Front Line (Greek: Πρώτη Γραμμή) - Proti Grammi (Nationalist) (1999-?)
• Golden Dawn (Greek: Χρυσή Αυγή) - Hrisi Avgi (Nationalist - National Socialist) (1980-2005)
• Hellenic Front (Greek: Ελληνικό Μέτωπο) - Elliniko Metopo (Nationalist, Rightist) (1994-2004)
• Hellenic Women's Political Party (Greek: Κόμμα Ελληνίδων Γυναικών) - Komma Ellinidon Ginaikon (Feminist) (?-?)
• Independent Muslim List (Greek: ? ) - ?? (1985-1990)
• Liberal Democratic Union-Socialist Party (Greek: Φιλελεύθερη Δημοκρατική Ένωση-Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Φ.Δ.Ε.-Σ.Κ.) - ?? (1974)
• The Liberals (Greek: Οι Φιλελεύθεροι) - Oi Fileleftheroi (Liberal) (1999-2004)
• Movement of Free Citizens (Greek: Κίνημα Ελευθέρων Πολιτών, Κ.Ε.Π.) - Kinima Eleftheron Politon K.E.P. (Right of Center) (2001-2002)
• National Alignment (Greek: Εθνική Παράταξις Ε.Π.)- Ethniki Parataxis (E.P.) (Nationalist, Royalist) (1977)
• National Democratic Union (Greek: ?? ) - ?? (?) (1974)
• National Political Union E.P.EN. (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ε.Π.ΕΝ.) - Ethniki Politiki Enosis, E.P.EN. (Rightist, Nationalist) (1984-?)
• Party of Democratic Socialism (Greek: Κόμμα του Δημοκρατικού Σοσιαλισμού ΚΟΔΗΣΟ) – Komma tou Dimokratikou Sosialismou KODISO (socialist) (1981-)
• Party of Hellenism (Greek: Κόμμα Ελληνισμού) - Komma Ellinismou (Nationalist) (1984-2004)
• Party of New Liberals (Greek: Kόμμα των Nεοφιλελευθέρων K.N.) – Komma ton Neofileftheron KN (Liberal) (1977-1978)
• Peoples Democratic Unity (Greek: ?? ) - LDE (1977)
• Political Spring (Greek: Πολιτική Άνοιξη) - POL.AN (Right-Conservative) (1993-2004)
• Progressive Party (Greek: Προοδευτικόν Κόμμα Π.Κ.) - Proodeftikon Komma PK (1928-1964, 1981)
• Republican Union (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ένωσις Δ.Ε.) – Dimokratiki Enosis DE
• Revolutionary Communist Party of Greece) (Greek: Επαναστατικό Κουμουνιστικό Κόμμα 'Ελλάδος ) – Epanastatiko Koumounistiko Komma Ellados-EKKE (communist) (1974)
• United Democratic Left (Greek: Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Αριστερά Ε.Δ.Α.) - Enomeni Aristera EA (Socialist) (1951-1977)

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals