The National Political Union ( (ΕΠΕ), ''Ethniki Politiki Enosis'' (EPE)) was a political alliance in Greece in the 1940s.
History
The coalition was founded in 1946 as an alliance of the
National Unionist Party
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, the
Democratic Socialist Party of Greece
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and the
Liberal Party of Venizelists
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.
[Sona Nadenichek Golder (2006) ''The Logic of Pre-electoral Coalition Formation'' Ohio State University Press, p156] In the
general elections
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that year the alliance received 19% of the vote, winning 68 seats.
[ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 859 ]
The alliance did not contest any further elections.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p. 835]
See also
*
National Political Union (1984)
The National Political Union ( el, Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις (EΠΕΝ), ''Ethniki Politiki Enosis'' (EPEN)) was a far-right political party in Greece. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georg ...
References
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Political parties established in 1946
Defunct political party alliances in Greece