National Political Union (Greece)
Not to be confused with the Greek political alliance, 1946-1940.
| National Political Union | |
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Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ethniki Politiki Enosis | |
| Founder | Georgios Papadopoulos |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Hellenic Front |
| Ideology |
Anti-communism Greek nationalism Militarism Ultranationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European Parliament group | European Right (1984–1989) |
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Politics of Greece Political parties Elections | |
The National Political Union, better known as EPEN (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις, or Ethniki Politiki Enosis, EΠΕΝ) was a Greek far-right political party. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos.[1] It participated (unsuccessfully) in the 1985 general election. In the 1984 elections to the European Parliament, the party polled 2.3% of the vote, giving it one of the 24 seats held by Greece.
Members of EPEN
Well-known members of EPEN were:
- Georgios Papadopoulos
- Makis Voridis
- Chrysanthos Dimitriadis
- Spyros Zournatzis
- Nikolaos Michaloliakos
Electoral results
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References
- ↑ "Jailed Greek Dictator Sponsors Rightist Party", New York Times, 30 January 1984.