National Unionist Party ( el, Εθνικόν Ενωτικόν Κόμμα (ΕΕΚ), EEK) is a former
Greek
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Greece
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Centre-left
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The c ...
political party
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founded in 1935 by
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos or Panayotis Kanellopoulos ( el, Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος; 13 December 1902, in Patras, Achaea – 11 September 1986, in Athens) was a Greek writer, politician and Prime Minister of Greece. He w ...
and other
Venizelist
Venizelism ( el, Βενιζελισμός) was one of the major political movements in Greece from the 1900s until the mid-1970s.
Main ideas
Named after Eleftherios Venizelos, the key characteristics of Venizelism were:
*Greek irredentism: ...
politicians. The party had democratic, progressive and liberal ideas.
After the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the party elected some MPs in the Hellenic Parliament. In 1950, the party was continued by
National Reconstruction Front.
Political parties established in 1935
1950 disestablishments in Greece
Liberal parties in Greece
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