National Political Union (1946) Explained

National Political Union
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Leader:Sofoklis Venizelos
Foundation:1946
Country:Greece
Dissolved:1950
Position:Centre-left

The National Political Union ((ΕΠΕ), Ethniki Politiki Enosis (EPE)) was a political alliance in Greece in the 1940s.

History

The coalition was founded in 1946 as an alliance of the National Unionist Party, the Democratic Socialist Party of Greece and the Liberal Party of Venizelists.[1] In the general elections that year, the alliance received 19% of the vote, winning 68 seats.[2]

The alliance did not contest any further elections.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sona Nadenichek Golder (2006) The Logic of Pre-electoral Coalition Formation Ohio State University Press, p156
  2. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 835