National Political Union (1946)

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Not to be confused with the Greek political party, 1984-1996.

National Political Union
Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις
LeaderSofoklis Venizelos
Founded1946
Dissolved1950
IdeologyLiberalism, Venizelism, centrism, republicanism
Political positionCentre-left

The National Political Union (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις, Ethniki Politiki Enosis, EPΕ) was a political alliance in Greece in the 1940s.

History

The coalition was founded in 1946 as an alliance of the National Unionist Party, the Democratic Socialist Party of Greece and the Liberal Party of Venizelists.[1] In the general elections that year the alliance received 19% of the vote, winning 68 seats.[2]

The alliance did not contest any further elections.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sona Nadenichek Golder (2006) The Logic of Pre-electoral Coalition Formation Ohio State University Press, p156
  2. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p859 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p835