Progress and Left Forces Alliance explained

Country:Greece
Native Name:Συμμαχία Προοδευτικών και Αριστερών Δυνάμεων
Progress and Left Forces Alliance
Colorcode:lightpink
Founder:Ilias Iliou
Predecessor:United Left
Foundation:1977
Dissolved:1978
Ideology:Democratic socialism
Factions:
Eurocommunism
Christian socialism
Position:Left-wing

Progress and Left Forces Alliance (Greek: Συμμαχία Προοδευτικών και Αριστερών Δυνάμεων, Symmachia) was a coalition of left-wing parties in Greece.

History

The alliance was formed in November 1977 as a coalition of the United Democratic Left, the Communist Party of Greece (Interior), Socialist March, Socialist Initiative and Christian Democracy.[1] The party won two seats in the November 1977 elections, taken by Ilias Iliou and Leonidas Kyrkos, who represented the United Democratic Left and the Communist Party.

Although not formally disbanded, the alliance ceased to exist by mid-1978.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p538