Front Line (political party) explained

Country:	Greece
Native Name:	Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πρώτη Γραμμή Próti Grammí
Front Line
Founder:	Konstantinos Plevris
Foundation:	1999
Dissolved:	2000
Successor:	reconstitution in 2017
Ideology:	Metaxism
Position:	Far-right
National:	K.Y.M.A of Hellenism
Colours:	Blue Yellow
Seats1 Title:	Parliament
Seats3 Title:	Regional Governors
Seats4 Title:	Regional Councilors
Seats5 Title:	Mayors
Religion:	Greek Orthodox Church
Headquarters:	Athens
Website:	https://emeisprotigrammi.com

Front Line (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πρώτη Γραμμή,) is a Greek nationalist party, formed in 1999.

The party is headed by Konstantinos Plevris, a self-confessed "Nazi, fascist, racist, anti-democrat, anti-Semite".^[1]

Front Line participated in the 1999 European Parliament elections (sharing a slate with the nationalist Golden Dawn party), obtaining 48,532 votes or 0.75 percent of the vote. In the Greek general election of 2000, it took 12,125 votes, or 0.18 percent of the poll.

Apart from Plevris, electoral candidates for the party have included: (in 1999) Panayiota Adonopoulou (Παναγιώτα Αντωνοπούλου), Nikolaos Michaloliakos (Νικόλαος Μιχαλολιάκος), and Michail Arvanitis-Avramis (Μιχαήλ Αρβανίτης-Αβράμης).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]]. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007, Report. 2008. Government Printing Office. 1348. 9780160813993 . en.
2. Web site: Ε.Μ.Ε.Ι.Σ. - ΕΝΑ ΚΙΝΗΜΑ ΕΝΩΣΕΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ . MM. 2017-02-24. Ε.Μ.Ε.Ι.Σ. el. 2011-02-24.
3. Web site: ΙΣΧΥΣ ΕΝ ΤΗ ΕΝΩΣΕΙ ΕΛΑΣΥΝ. MM. 2020-12-21. ΕΛΑΣΥΝ. el. 2020-12-22. 2020-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20201221144532/https://elasyn.com/2020/12/21/%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%87%cf%85%cf%83-%ce%b5%ce%bd-%cf%84%ce%b7-%ce%b5%ce%bd%cf%89%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%b9/. dead.
4. Web site: https://elasyn.com/2020/12/21/%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%87%CF%85%CF%83-%CE%B5%CE%BD-%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9/. el:ΙΣΧΥΣ ΕΝ ΤΗ ΕΝΩΣΕΙ. MM. 2020-12-21. el:ΕΛΑΣΥΝ. el. 2020-12-22. 2020-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20201221144532/https://elasyn.com/2020/12/21/%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%87%cf%85%cf%83-%ce%b5%ce%bd-%cf%84%ce%b7-%ce%b5%ce%bd%cf%89%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%b9/. dead.
5. Web site: Δελτίο Τύπου Ε.ΛΑ.ΣΥΝ. • ΕΛΑΣΥΝ. Εθνική Λαϊκή. Συνείδηση. 1 November 2021. 4 April 2023. 4 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230404192632/https://elasyn.com/2021/11/01/%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%BF-%CF%84%CF%8D%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B5-%CE%BB%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD/. dead.
6. http://www.hri.org/MPA/gr/other/elections99/other_parties.html "Τα άλλα κόμματα" (The other [Political] Parties)], Μακεδονικό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων (Macedonian Press Agency). Information on the 1999 Greek elections.

   The party was dissolved in 2000. Many of its former members have joined the Popular Orthodox Rally, and others participated in the foundation of Patriotic Alliance.

   In January 2017, a new party called "E.M.E.I.S" (United Front of Greek Ideology of Compatriots) was founded in Athens by Konstantinos Plevris, Tassos Symigdalas and others with the aim of uniting the parties and personalities of the "national space" and by bringing in contact the "national forces" to be able to run together in the elections. The old party of Plevris Front Line joined forces with this new body. (also found under the name "E.M.E.I.S - Front Line").^[2] In December, the creation of a coalition was announced by ELASYN, LEPEN, the Spartans party, E.M.E.IS. and the Front Line, with the prospect of a joint electoral descent.^[3]

   In December 2020, the formation of a coalition was announced by ELASYN, The Popular Hellenic Patriotic Union (LEPEN), the "Spartans party", the United Front of Greek Ideology of Compatriots (EMEIS) and the Front Line, with the prospect of a joint electoral descent with the name K.Y.M.A of Hellenism.^[4] In February 2021, the coalition announced the collaboration of the formation with the retired captain and chief of the Popular Citizens Movement (LAKIP) Andreas Petropoulos. In November 2021, ELASYN announced its departure from the K.Y.M.A of Hellenism.^[5]

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