Democratic Union (Greece)
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The Democratic Union (Greek: Δημοκρατική Ένωση) or Democratic Union Party (Greek: Κόμμα Δημοκρατικής Ενώσεως) was a political party in Greece, founded by the prominent liberal and republican politician Alexandros Papanastasiou. [1]
History[edit]
The party first contested national elections in 1923,[2] when they ran on a joint platform with the Democratic Liberals faction of the Liberal Party, winning 120 seats, becoming the second largest faction after the ruling Liberal Party.[3] The party ran alone in the 1926 parliamentary elections, receiving 6.5% of the vote and winning 17 seats, becoming the fourth-largest party in the Hellenic Parliament.[4]
In 1929 the party was renamed the Agricultural and Labour Party. [5]
References[edit]
- ^ https://mouseiopapanastasiou.gr/timeline/%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%bf%ce%ba%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%ad%ce%bd%cf%89%cf%83%ce%b7/
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p834 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p857
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp839, 857
- ^ https://mouseiopapanastasiou.gr/timeline/%ce%b1%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bd-%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bc%ce%bc%ce%b1/