The United Party ( el, Ενιαίον Κόμμα), known in Greek simply as ''Eniaion'' ("United"), was a short-lived moderate right-wing political party in
Cyprus.
History
The party was established by
Glafcos Clerides in February 1969 as a split from the
Patriotic Front.
[Political parties]
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In the
1970 parliamentary elections the party emerged as the largest in the
House of Representatives with 15 seats, despite finishing second in the vote tally.
The party did not contest any further elections, with Clerides going onto establish the pro-Western
Democratic Rally prior to the
1976 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1976.
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and
Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou ( el, Σπύρος Κυπριανού; 28 October 1932 – 12 March 2002) was one of the most prominent politicians and barristers of modern Cyprus. He served as the second president of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988.
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going onto establish the more pro-
Makarios, moderate nationalist
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
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.
Cyprus
IPU
Elected MPs
References
Political parties established in 1969
Defunct political parties in Cyprus
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