| Country: | Cyprus |
| Patriotic Front | |
| Native Name: | Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο |
| Leader: | Glafcos Clerides |
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| Foundation: | 1959 |
| Dissolved: | 1969 |
| Predecessor: | United Democratic Reconstruction Front |
| Successor: | Eniaion Progressive Front Progressive Party Democratic National Party |
| Headquarters: | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Ideology: | Enosis Nationalism Conservatism |
The Patriotic Front (Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο) was a political party in Cyprus led by Glafcos Clerides.[1]
The party was formed in 1959 as a replacement for the United Democratic Reconstruction Front by a loose coalition of supporters of Makarios III,[2] [3] [4] including the district leaders of EOKA.[5]
The Front won the pre-independence elections in 1960, taking 30 of the 35 seats reserved for Greek Cypriots.[6] However, the party was dissolved in the late 1960s, breaking into several factions, including Eniaion,[4] the Progressive Front, the Progressive Party and the Democratic National Party.
The party was initially a personal party for Makarios III, but later evolved into a conservative and nationalist party.[5]