Democratic Liberals (Greece) Explained

The Democratic Liberals or Party of Democratic Liberals (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κόμμα Δημοκρατικών Φιλελεύθερων) was the name of two political groups in Greece in the 1920s.

History

The "Democratic Liberals" were a group within the Liberal Party who supported Greece becoming a republic. The group was formed during the campaign period of the 1923 elections where the change from a constitutional monarchy to a republic was the dominant issue. Disagreeing with the party leadership, which advocated changing the constitution in due course after a referendum on the matter, the Democratic Liberals led by sided with the position of the Democratic Union, which called for an immediate change of the constitution before a referendum was held.[1] Running on a joint platform, the Democratic Liberals–Democratic Union alliance won 120 of the 398 seats in parliament.[2]

The second group contested the 1926 parliamentary elections, running only in the Lesbos constituency, where they received 29% of the vote and won three of the eight seats allocated to the constituency, which were taken by, Maliakas Lailios and .[3] The groups did not contest any further elections.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Τεγόπουλος . Σάββας . 2013 . Η πολιτική θεματολογία των εκλογικών αναμετρήσεων 1923-1936 (The political themes of national elections 1923-1936) . Phd . University of Athens. 42-43.
  2. Domna N. Dontas (1977) Greece in Transition: Essays in the History of Modern Greece, 1821–1974, p62
  3. https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/uoadl:209802#contents Statistique des élections des députés du 7 november 1926
  4. [Dieter Nohlen]