Democratic Union (Greece) Explained

Democratic Union (Greece) should not be confused with Democratic Union (Greece, 1956).

The Democratic Union (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατική Ένωση) or Democratic Union Party (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κόμμα Δημοκρατικής Ενώσεως) was a political party in Greece, founded by the prominent liberal and republican politician Alexandros Papanastasiou. ^[1]

History

The party first contested national elections in 1923,^[2] when they ran on a joint platform with the Democratic Liberals faction of the Liberal Party, winning 120 seats, becoming the second largest faction after the ruling Liberal Party.^[3] The party ran alone in the 1926 parliamentary elections, receiving 6.5% of the vote and winning 17 seats, becoming the fourth-largest party in the Hellenic Parliament.^[4]

In 1929 the party was renamed the Agricultural and Labour Party. ^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://mouseiopapanastasiou.gr/timeline/%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%bf%ce%ba%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%ad%ce%bd%cf%89%cf%83%ce%b7/
2. [Dieter Nohlen]
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p857
4. Nohlen & Stöver, pp839, 857
5. https://mouseiopapanastasiou.gr/timeline/%ce%b1%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bd-%ce%ba%ce%b1%ce%b9-%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bd-%ce%ba%cf%8c%ce%bc%ce%bc%ce%b1/