The Popular Social Party (
Greek
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: Λαϊκό Κοινωνικό Κόμμα) was a
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
political party
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that formed after a split from the
People's Party. It was founded in January 1956 by
Stefanos Stefanopoulos
Stefanos Stefanopoulos ( el, Στέφανος Στεφανόπουλος, 3 July 1898 – 4 October 1982) was a Greek politician, and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1965 to 1966.
Stefanopoulos was born in Pyrgos, Elis. He was a moder ...
.
The Popular Social Party participated in the
elections of 1956 but failed to enter the parliament. In the
elections of 1958 it participated with other
right-wing
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...
parties in the
Union of Populars
The Union of Populars (Greek: ''Ένωσις Λαϊκών'') was a coalition of Greek right-wing political parties for the elections of 1958.
Its main leader was Konstantinos Tsaldaris. Members to the coalition were:
* People's Party
*Popular So ...
and elected two MPs.
Political program
Its main political program, as it was claimed, was social and economic justice. The party suggested social reforms and a new organization of the Greek economy.
See also
*
List of political parties in Greece
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