Freethinkers' Party
Freethinker's Party Κόμμα των Ελευθεροφρόνων | |
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Leader | Ioannis Metaxas |
Founded | November 1922 |
Dissolved | August 4, 1936 |
Split from | People's Party |
Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
Newspaper | Nea Imera |
Ideology |
Greek nationalism Agrarianism Conservatism Social liberalism[1] |
Political position | Far-right[2] |
Religion | Greek Orthodox |
International affiliation | None |
Colours | Black |
The Freethinkers' Party (Greek: Κόμμα των Ελευθεροφρόνων) was a Greek Nationalist and Monarchist party founded and led by Ioannis Metaxas who was the Prime Minister and dictator of Greece from 1936 to 1941.[3] It was formally founded in November 1922 after the adoption of the party's manifesto that was unveiled on October 13, 1922.[4] Metaxas had the party and all other parties dissolved following the establishment of the 4th of August Regime, in which he ruled as an official independent.[5]
The first programmatic declaration of the party was published in the daily Nea Imera on 13 October 1922.
Electoral results
Results 1926–1936 (year links to election page) | ||||||||
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Year | Type of Election | Votes | % | Mandates | ||||
1926 | |
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52 / 286 | ||||
1928 | |
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1 / 250 | ||||
1929 | |
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2 / 92 | ||||
1932 | |
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3 / 254 | ||||
1933 | |
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6 / 248 | ||||
1936 | |
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7 / 300 |
References
- ↑ www.ioannismetaxas.gr/Komma%20Eleftherofronon.pdf
- ↑ Clogg, Richard (1992), A Concise History of Greece (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 115
- ↑ Peter Davies, Derek Lynch. The Routledge companion to fascism and the far right. London, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: Routledge, 2002. Pp. 276.
- ↑ Marina Petrakis. The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece. London, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: I. B. Taurus, 2006. Pp. 18.
- ↑ Jürgen Fischer. Balkan strongmen: dictators and authoritarian rulers of South Eastern Europe. London, England, UK: Purdue University Press, 2007. Pp. 181.
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