Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece
Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece Αγροτικό Κτηνοτροφικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας | |
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Abbreviation | AKKEL |
Leader | Vakis Tsiombanidis |
Founder | Vakis Tsiombanidis |
Founded | May 2014 |
Headquarters | Sakkos, Orestiada |
Youth wing | AKKEL Youth |
Ideology | Agrarianism Agrarian reform Euroscepticism Russophilia |
Political position | Centre-right[citation needed] |
National affiliation | National Alliance |
European affiliation | European Alliance for Freedom and Democracy Five Star Direct Democracy (2019) |
Colours | Purple Blue |
Parliament | 0 / 300
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European Parliament | 0 / 21
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Website | |
akkelparty.blogspot.com | |
The Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece (Greek: Αγροτικό Κτηνοτροφικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας; AKKEL) is a Greek political party founded in May 2014 with Evangelos (Vakis) Tsiombanidis as president.[1] The headquarters of the Party is located in Sakkos, Orestiada.[2]
History
The AKKEL participated autonomously with his own ballot in the
Ideology
The purpose of the party is to represent the farmers and the people of the primary sector in Greece in general. AKKEL's basic ideology according to the party's statute is the development of the country through primary production and it has raised several issues concerning Greek farmers in the European Union. The party refuses to be placed in the left–right political spectrum, considering it obsolete and divisive, while identifying itself as a unifying party.[9]
Electoral results
Hellenic Parliament
Year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Place |
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2015 Ι | Vakis Tsiombanidis | 293.201 (Independent Greeks) |
4,75% (Independent Greeks) |
0 / 300
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7th place |
2015 ΙΙ | did not participate | ||||
2019 | 28.313 (with EPAM) |
0,50% (with EPAM) |
0 / 300
|
11th place |
European Parliament
Year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Place | Faction |
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2014 | Vakis Tsiombanidis | 32.356 | 0,57% | 0 / 21
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21st | - |
2019 | 32.014 | 0,57% | 0 / 21
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21st | - |
References
- ^ "Το ΑΚΚΕΛ οργανώνεται". Θεσσαλική Γη. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "ΑΚΚΕΛ και ΕΠΑΜ στο Επιτηρητικό Φυλάκιο 1 στις Καστανιές Έβρου". evros24.gr (in Greek). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Ευρωεκλογές 2014: Οι υποψήφιοι του ΑΚΚΕΛ". News.gr. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Τελικά αποτελέσματα ευρωεκλογών για όλα τα κόμματα". Sport.gr. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Εκλογές 2015: Τα τελικά αποτελέσματα". In.gr. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Greek Farmers' Party to collaborate with Italian 5 Star Movement in European Elections". Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Ευρωεκλογές: Το Αγροτικό και Κτηνοτροφικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας συμμαχεί με τα Πέντε Αστέρια". ProtoThema. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Borrelli, Silvia Sciorilli (15 February 2019). "Italy's 5Stars launch new group in European Parliament". POLITICO. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "ΑΚΚΕΛ(Αγροτικό Κτηνοτροφικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας)" (PDF). akkel.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2023.