The Farmers' Party () was a political party in

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in the 1920s and 1930s.

History

The party first contested national elections in 1928,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 but failed to win a seat in the

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that year. However, they won two seats in the Senate elections the following year. The

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saw the party win 13 seats in the Vouli, making it the fourth-largest faction in the

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after the People's Party, the

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and the National Democratic Party, although they also lost both seats in the Senate. In the 1933 elections the party was reduced to a single seat in the Vouli, and did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p835

References

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