National Democratic Union ( el, Εθνική Δημοκρατική Ένωσις, ΕΔΕ) was a
Greek
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political party. The party was founded in 1974 by
Petros Garoufalias
Petros Garoufalias ( el, Πέτρος Γαρουφαλιάς, 1901 – September 17, 1984) was a Greek politician and businessman, and President of the Fix Beer Company. He was a major financial backer of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou, under ...
, a former member of the
Centre Union
The Centre Union ( el, Ἕνωσις Κέντρου ''Énōsis Kéntrou'', abbreviated ΕΚ) was a major centrist political party in Greece, created in 1961 by Georgios Papandreou.Clogg, 1987, pp. 39–40
History
The Centre Union was a politica ...
. The party was founded in order to represent the royalists and supporters of the recently deposed
junta
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.
It participated in the
1974 Greek legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 17 November 1974.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p830 They were the first after the end of the military junta of 1967–1974, and took place during the ...
and gained 1.08%. After the electoral failure, the party dissolved.
Defunct nationalist parties in Greece
Political parties established in 1974
1974 establishments in Greece
Far-right parties in Europe
1977 disestablishments in Greece
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