United Democratic Left
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United Democratic Left Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Αριστερά | |
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| Leader | Ioannis Passalidis (first) Manolis Glezos (last) |
| Founder | Ioannis Passalidis |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Dissolved | 1991 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Alignment |
| Merged into | Synaspismos |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[1][2] Eurocommunism[3][4] Pacifism Factions: Communism[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing[2] Factions: Far-left |
| National affiliation | Liberal Democratic Union (1956) PAME (1961) United Left (1974) Symmachia (1977) PASOK (1980s) |
The United Democratic Left (
Greek military junta of 1967–74
.
Foundation
The party was founded in July 1951 by prominent center-left and leftist politicians, some of which were former members of
Euro-communist
, moderate tendencies.
History
EDA participated in all the
Greek civil war
and the consequently prevailing anti-Left politics at the time.
In the
Constantine Karamanlis and the NRU of the murder, which resulted in more (sometimes violent) manifestations. Karamanlis denounced his accusers, and warned that they contributed to the political instability of the country. An independent judicial inquiry held under public prosecutor Christos Sartzetakis
concluded that those responsible for the assassination were far-right extremists linked with rogue elements in the Greek security forces. However, no specific instructions from the ruling political leadership were identified, nor proven in the subsequent trial of the perpetrators.
The party's end
With the advent of the
dictatorship
of 1967, the party was outlawed by the regime and its members were persecuted.
After the
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
(PASOK).
Politicians of EDA
Well-known politicians of EDA were:
- Ioannis Passalidis, the most prominent of the EDA co-founders and leader of its group in the Parliament from 1951 until 1967.
- Gregoris Lambrakis
- Manolis Glezos
- Nicolas Kitsikis
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Ilias Iliou
- Stefanos Sarafis
Electoral performance
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Collective leadership | 180,640 | 10.6% | 10 / 258
|
Fourth party |
| 1952 | Ioannis Passalidis | 152,011 | 9.5% | 0 / 300
|
extraparliamentary |
| 1956 | Part of the Democratic Union | 19 / 300
|
Fifth party | ||
| 1958 | 939,902 | 24.4% | 79 / 300
|
Main opposition party | |
| 1961 | Part of the All-Democratic Agricultural Front | 22 / 300
|
Third party | ||
| 1963 | 669,297 | 14.3% | 28 / 300
|
Third party | |
| 1964 | 542,865 | 11.8% | 22 / 300
|
Third party | |
| 1967–1974: banned | |||||
| 1974 | Ilias Iliou | Part of the United Left | 1 / 300
|
Minor opposition party | |
| 1977 | Part of the Progress and Left Forces Alliance | 1 / 300
|
Minor opposition party | ||
See also
References
- ^ Andreas Velimachitis (26 July 2023). "The Orbanization of Greece and the mortal wounds of its historic left". Medium.
- ^ a b c Sotiropoulos, Dimitri A.; Bourikos, Dimitris. MINISTERIAL ELITES IN GREECE, 1843-2001: A SYNTHESIS OF OLD SOURCES AND NEW DATA (PDF). p. 10.
- ^ Heinz Gstrein (14 July 1978). "Profiliert, aber kaum populär". Die Furche.
- ISBN 9780823229697.
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