The National Political Union (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις (EΠΕΝ), Ethniki Politiki Enosis (EPEN)) was a far-right[1][2] political party in Greece. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos.[3] 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.
National Political Union Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ethniki Politiki Enosis | |
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| Founder | Georgios Papadopoulos |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Merged into | Hellenic Front |
| Ideology | Anti-communism Greek nationalism National conservatism Militarism Metaxism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European Parliament group | European Right (1984–1989) |
Members of EPEN
editWell-known members of EPEN were:
Electoral results
edit| Results 1996–2000 (year links to election page) | ||||||||
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| Year | Type of Election | Votes | % | Mandates | ||||
| 1984 | European Parliament
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136,642
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2.29%
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1
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| 1985 | Parliament
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37,965
|
0.6%
|
0
| ||||
| June 1989 | Parliament
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21,149
|
0.3%
|
0
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| 1989 | European
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75,877
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1.16%
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0
| ||||
| 1993 | Parliament
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9,469
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0.14%
|
0
| ||||
| 1996 | Parliament
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16,501
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0.24%
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0
| ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Developments in France". Patterns of Prejudice. 19 (2): 38–39. 1985. doi:10.1080/0031322X.1985.9969812. ISSN 0031-322X.
- ^ Tasos, Kostopoulos (2017). From Collective Memory to Frontline Reality -The Greek State and Society Confronted with Migrant and Refugee Question（s），1980―2016-. Meiji Repository. p. 49.
- ^ "Jailed Greek Dictator Sponsors Rightist Party", New York Times, 30 January 1984.
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