The New Right ( el, Νέα Δεξιά, ''Nea Dexia'') is a

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and

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political party in

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. The party was formed in May 2016 by

Failos Kranidiotis Failos (Garoufail) Kranidiotis ( el, Φαήλος Κρανιδιώτης) (born 16 October 1965) is a Greek far-right politician, lawyer and columnist, chairman of the political party New Right (Nea Dexia). In March 2016, Kranidiotis, a close ...

, a lawyer and former advisor to former

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Antonis Samaras Antonis Samaras ( el, Αντώνης Σαμαράς, ; born 23 May 1951) is a Greek politician who served as 14th Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015. A member of the New Democracy party, he was its president from 2009 until 2015. Samara ...

, after Kranidiotis was ousted from the

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party. In May 2022, the party announced a new coalition formed with

Recreate Greece Recreate Greece ( el, Δημιουργία, Ξανά, translit=Dimiourgia, Xana, , ) is a Greek right-wing political party, which has adopted an ideology heavily focused on anti-immigration, anti-Islam and anti-communism. History Founded in Decem ...

, and named

National Creation National Creation ( el, Εθνική Δημιουργία) was a Greek political alliance, founded in 2022 and formed between Recreate Greece and New Right. History Founded in May 2022, it is led by Thanos Tzimeros and is self-identified as a ci ...

History

Failos Kranidiotis, a lawyer and former advisor to ex-

, founded the new party in May 2016, shortly after he was ousted from the conservative

party, by leader

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Kyriakos Mitsotakis ( el, Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης, ; born 4 March 1968) is a Greek politician serving as the prime minister of Greece since 8 July 2019. A member of the New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy, he has been its presi ...

over controversial online comments. In June 2016, Kranidiotis announced the party's National Council (

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). The New Right has been a member of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom since 2018.

Election results

European Parliament

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* {{Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom Conservative parties in Greece Eurosceptic parties in Greece Nationalist parties in Greece Political parties established in 2016 National conservative parties Right-wing populist parties Member parties of the Identity and Democracy Party