List of political parties in Greece

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The characteristic Greek political system is the two-party system. The dominant parties are New Democracy and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. A party needs to surpass a 3% threshold in the popular vote in order to enter parliament under the current electoral system. In the last Parliamentary elections, held in 2009, five parties entered parliament: New Democracy (ND), the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) and the Popular Orthodox Rally (LA.O.S.).

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Parties represented in the current Parliament and European Parliament

Name Ideology Leader MPs MEPs
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα
PA.SO.K.
ΠΑ.ΣΟ.Κ.
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Progressivism
Third Way
George Papandreou 153 8
New Democracy
Νέα Δημοκρατία
N.D.
Ν.Δ.
Liberal conservatism Antonis Samaras 84 7
Communist Party of Greece
Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
Κ.Κ.Ε.
Κ.Κ.Ε.
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Aleka Papariga 21 2
Popular Orthodox Rally
Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός
LA.O.S.
ΛΑ.Ο.Σ.
National conservatism Georgios Karatzaferis 16 2
Coalition of the Radical Left
Συνασπισμός της Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς
SY.RIZ.A.
ΣΥ.ΡΙΖ.Α.
Democratic socialism
Anti-capitalism
Eco-socialism
Alexis Tsipras 9 1
Democratic Left
Δημοκρατική Αριστερά
DIM.AR.
ΔΗΜ.ΑΡ.
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Fotis Kouvelis 4 0
Democratic Alliance
Δημοκρατική Συμμαχία
DI.SI.
ΔΗ.ΣΥ.
Centrism
Liberalism
Dora Bakoyannis 4 1
Panhellenic Citizen Chariot
Πανελλήνιο Άρμα Πολιτών
P.A.P.
Π.Α.Π.
Social democracy
Democratic Socialism
Giannis Dimaras 1 0
Free Citizens
Ελεύθεροι Πολίτες
EL.PO.
ΕΛ.ΠΟ.
Social democracy
Democratic Socialism
Vasilis Oikonomou 1 0
Ecologist Greens
Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι
O.P.
Ο.Π.
Green politics 6 member committee 0 1

Minor parties

Defunct parties

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

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

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

Parties during the Second Hellenic Republic (1924-1935)

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

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

Parties during the Third Hellenic Republic (1974-present)

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