List of political parties in Greece

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Prior to the 2012 elections the characteristic Greek political system was a two-party system. The historically dominant parties have been New Democracy and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. Under the current electoral system a party needs to surpass a 3% threshold in the popular vote in order to enter parliament, and the largest party gets a 50-seat bonus (out of 300 seats) ostensibly to ensure elections return viable governing majorities. In the 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.). In the 2012 elections, seven parties entered the parliament: ND, SYRIZA, PASOK, AnEl, KKE, Golden Dawn, and DimAr.

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Parties represented in the current Parliament and European Parliament [edit]

Name Ideology Leader MPs MEPs
New Democracy
Νέα Δημοκρατία
ND
Ν.Δ.
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy
Antonis Samaras 125 7
Coalition of the Radical Left
Συνασπισμός της Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς
SYRIZA
ΣΥ.ΡΙΖ.Α.
Democratic socialism
Eco-socialism
Alexis Tsipras 71 1
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα
PASOK
ΠΑ.ΣΟ.Κ.
Social democracy
Third Way
Evangelos Venizelos 25 8
Independent Greeks
Ανεξάρτητοι Έλληνες
ANEL
ΑΝ.ΕΛ.
National conservatism
Populism
Panos Kammenos 18 0
Golden Dawn
Χρυσή Αυγή
Chrysi Avgi
Χρυσή Αυγή
Far-right politics
Greek nationalism
Nikolaos Michaloliakos 18 0
Democratic Left
Δημοκρατική Αριστερά
DIMAR
ΔΗΜ.ΑΡ.
Third Way
Social democracy
Fotis Kouvelis 14 0
Communist Party of Greece
Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
ΚΚΕ
Κ.Κ.Ε.
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Aleka Papariga 12 2
Agreement for the New Greece
Συμφωνία για τη Νέα Ελλάδα
NEEL
ΝΕΕΛ
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Andreas Loverdos 2 0
Popular Orthodox Rally
Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός
LAOS
ΛΑ.Ο.Σ.
Greek nationalism[1]
Right-wing populism[2][3]
Georgios Karatzaferis 0 2
Ecologist Greens
Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι
OP
Ο.Π.
Green politics 6 member committee 0 1

Minor parties [edit]

Name Ideology Leader MPs MEPs
Democratic Alliance
Δημοκρατική Συμμαχία
DISY
ΔΗ.ΣΥ
Centrism
Liberalism
Dora Bakoyiannis 0 0
Recreate Greece
Δημιουργία Ξανά
DX
Δ.Ξ.
Social Liberalism
Liberal Conservatism
Thanos Tzimeros 0 0
Drasi
Δράση
drasi
δράση
Social Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Antypas Karypoglou 0 1
Liberal Alliance
Φιλελεύθερη Συμμαχία
FS
Φ.Σ.
Social Liberalism
Progressivism
Grigorios Vallianatos 0 0
Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow
Αντικαπιταλιστική Αριστερή Συνεργασία για την Ανατροπή
ANTARSYA
ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ
Revolutionary socialism
Anti-capitalism
21 member committee 0 0
Social Agreement
Κοινωνική Συμφωνία
KOISY
ΚΟΙ.ΣΥ.
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Louka Katseli 0 0
Union of Centrists
Ένωση Κεντρώων
EK
Ε.Κ.
Venizelism
Centrism
Vassilis Leventis 0 0
National Unity Association
Σύνδεσμος Εθνικής Ενότητας
SEE
Σ.Ε.Ε.
Patriotism
National Conservatism
Nikos Alikakos 0 0
Pirate Party of Greece
Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας
KPP
Κ.Π.Π.
Freedom of information
Direct democracy
Has no leader, but a management board. 0 0
Communist Party of Greece (Marxist–Leninist)
Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (Μαρξιστικό - Λενινιστικό)
KKE(m-l)
Κ.Κ.Ε.(μ-λ)
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-Revisionism
Grigoris Konstantopoulos 0 0
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece
Μαρξιστικό-Λενινιστικό Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
M-L KKE
Μ-Λ Κ.Κ.Ε.
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-Revisionism
Antonis Papadopoulos 0 0
Workers Revolutionary Party
Εργατικό Επαναστατικό Κόμμα
EEK
ΕΕΚ
Communism
Trotskyism
Savvas Mihail 0 0

Defunct parties [edit]

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

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

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

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

  • Freethinkers' Party (Greek: Κόμμα των Ελευθερόφρονων K.E.) - Komma Eleftherofronon (Nationalist, Royalist) (1922–1936)
  • Liberal Party (Greek: Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) (Liberal) (1910–1961)
  • People's Party (Greek: Λαϊκόν Κόμμα Λ.Κ.) LK - Laiko Komma (Conservative, Royalist) (1920–1958)

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

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

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

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

See also [edit]

Further reading [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Lacroix, Justine; Nicolaīdis, Kalypso (2011). European Stories: Intellectual Debates on Europe in National Contexts. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780199594627. 
  2. ^ Hainsworth, Paul (2008), The Extreme Right in Western Europe, Rotledge, p. 66 
  3. ^ Art, David (2011), Inside the Radical Right: The Development of Anti-Immigrant Parties in Western Europe, Cambridge University Press, p. 188