National Political Union (1984) Explained

Country:	Greece
Native Name:	Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ethniki Politiki Enosis
National Political Union
Founder:	Georgios Papadopoulos
Foundation:	1984
Dissolved:	1996
Merged:	Hellenic Front
Position:	Far-right
Europarl:	European Right (1984–1989)

The National Political Union (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις (EΠΕΝ), Ethniki Politiki Enosis (EPEN)) was a far-right^{[1] [2]} political party in Greece. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos.^[3] It participated (unsuccessfully) in the 1985 general election. In the 1984 elections to the European Parliament, the party polled 2.3% of the vote, giving it one of the 24 seats held by Greece.

Members of EPEN

Well-known members of EPEN were:

• Georgios Papadopoulos
• Makis Voridis
• Nikolaos Michaloliakos
• Chrysanthos Dimitriadis
• Spyros Zournatzis

See also

• National Political Union (1946)

Notes and References

1. 1985 . Developments in France . Patterns of Prejudice . en . 19 . 2 . 38–39 . 10.1080/0031322X.1985.9969812 . 0031-322X.
2. Book: Tasos, Kostopoulos . From Collective Memory to Frontline Reality -The Greek State and Society Confronted with Migrant and Refugee Question（s），1980―2016- . Meiji Repository . 2017 . 49.
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/30/world/around-the-world-jailed-greek-dictator-sponsors-rightist-party.html "Jailed Greek Dictator Sponsors Rightist Party"