Democratic_Union_(Greece)

Democratic Union (Greece)

Democratic Union (Greece)

Greek political party


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

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

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p834 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p857
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp839, 857

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