The National Political Union (Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις (EΠΕΝ), Ethniki Politiki Enosis (EPEN)) was a far-right[1][2][3] political party in Greece. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos.[4] It participated (unsuccessfully) in the 1985 general election. In the 1984 elections to the European Parliament, the party polled 2.3% of the vote, giving it one of the 24 seats held by Greece.
National Political Union Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ethniki Politiki Enosis | |
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| Founder | Georgios Papadopoulos |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Merged into | Hellenic Front |
| Ideology | Anti-communism Greek nationalism National conservatism Militarism Metaxism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European Parliament group | European Right (1984–1989) |
Members of EPEN
editWell-known members of EPEN were:
Electoral results
edit| Results 1996–2000 (year links to election page) | ||||||||
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| Year | Type of Election | Votes | % | Mandates | ||||
| 1984 | European Parliament
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136,642
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2.29%
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1
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| 1985 | Parliament
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37,965
|
0.6%
|
0
| ||||
| June 1989 | Parliament
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21,149
|
0.3%
|
0
| ||||
| 1989 | European
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75,877
|
1.16%
|
0
| ||||
| 1993 | Parliament
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9,469
|
0.14%
|
0
| ||||
| 1996 | Parliament
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16,501
|
0.24%
|
0
| ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Developments in France". Patterns of Prejudice. 19 (2): 38–39. 1985. doi:10.1080/0031322X.1985.9969812. ISSN 0031-322X.
- ^ Tasos, Kostopoulos (2017). From Collective Memory to Frontline Reality -The Greek State and Society Confronted with Migrant and Refugee Question（s），1980―2016-. Meiji Repository. p. 49.
- ^ Escalona, Fabien; Keith, Daniel; March, Luke (2023-04-17). The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe. Springer Nature. p. 263. ISBN 1137562641. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
And finally, four minor far-right parties have been significant, the National Alignment during the 1970s, the National Political Union (EPEN) during the 1980s, the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) from 2002 to 2012 and the extreme right Golden Dawn from 2012 until 2019.
- ^ "Jailed Greek Dictator Sponsors Rightist Party", New York Times, 30 January 1984.
