The Liberal Party ( el, Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων) was a
Greek
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liberal
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political party, founded in 1981, which claimed to be the continuation of the historical
Liberal Party
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, one of Greece's leading parties for most of the early 20th century. The party was founded by
Nikitas Venizelos, grandson of the original party's founder and leader,
Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos ( el, Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, translit=Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, ; – 18 March 1936) was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movem ...
.
Since 1999, the party was led by the retired military officer
Manolis Kalligiannis (Μανώλης Καλλιγιάννης, sometimes referred to as Emmanuel Kalligiannis). After Kalligiannis attended the Rome convention of the
eurosceptic
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pan-European alliance
Libertas.eu
Libertas was a pan-European political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the 2009 European Parliament election in several member states of the European Union. It won one seat in France.
History
Creation
In 2008, the Libertas In ...
in May 2009,
"Libertas candidates sign petition for democracy at Rome Convention"
the party run under the title "Liberal Party – Libertas.eu" ( el, Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων – Libertas.eu) for the 2009 European Parliament elections.
Electoral results
References
External links
Official website of ''Liberal Party''
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Liberal parties in Greece
Libertas.eu
Political parties established in 1980
1980 establishments in Greece