Politically Independent Alignment

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Politically Independent Alignment
Πολιτική Ανεξάρτητος Παράταξις
PresidentKonstantinos Maniadakis
Founded1949/50
Dissolved1951[citation needed]
Merged intoGreek Rally
IdeologyMetaxism[1]
Greek nationalism[1]
Anti-communism[1]
Personalism[2]
Political positionRight-wing[3] to far-right[4]
International affiliationNone

The Politically Independent Alignment,[4] alternatively translated as Politically Independent Camp[5] or Front[2] (Greek: Πολιτική Ανεξάρτητη Παράταξη or Πολιτική Ανεξάρτητος Παράταξις, Politikí Anexártiti Parátaxi or Politikí Anexártitos Parátaxis, PAP) was a Greek electoral alliance that ran in the 1950 legislative election and represented loyalists of the former dictator Ioannis Metaxas.[4]

It was established in 1949 as an alliance of the of Konstantinos Maniadakis, former Minister of Public Order during the 4th of August Regime, and the [5] of , a former Governor of the Bank of Greece.[1]

In the 1950 Greek legislative election the party gained 8,15% of the votes and 16 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.

Electoral history[]

Election date Party leader Number of votes received Percentage of votes Number of seats
1950 Konstantinos Maniadakis 137,618 8.1%
16 / 250

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kousouris, Dimitris (2015). Δίκες τών Δοσίλογων 1944-1949 [Trials of Collaborationists 1944-1949] (in Greek). Athens: Polis. p. 624. ISBN 9789604354610.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Legg, Keith R. (1969). Politics in Modern Greece. Stanford University Press. p. 331.
  3. ^ McHale, Vincent E.; Skowronski, Sharon, eds. (1983). Political parties of Europe. 1. Greenwood Press. p. 347.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Davies, Peter; Lynch, Derek (2002). The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right. Routledge. p. 331.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Clogg, Richard (1987). Parties and Elections in Greece: The Search for Legitimacy. Hurst & Co. p. xiii.


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