Politically Independent Alignment
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]
Politically Independent Alignment Πολιτική Ανεξάρτητος Παράταξις | |
|---|---|
| President | Konstantinos Maniadakis |
| Founded | 1949/50 |
| Dissolved | 1951 |
| Merged into | Greek Rally |
| Ideology | Metaxism[1] Greek nationalism[1] Anti-communism[1] Personalism[2] |
| Political position | Right-wing[3] to far-right[4] |
| International affiliation | None |
It was established in 1949 as an alliance of the Greek Renaissance Party of Konstantinos Maniadakis, former Minister of Public Order during the 4th of August Regime, and the Nationalist Party[5] of Theodoros Tourkovasilis, 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
- Kousouris, Dimitris (2015). Δίκες τών Δοσίλογων 1944-1949 [Trials of Collaborationists 1944-1949] (in Greek). Athens: Polis. p. 624. ISBN 9789604354610.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Legg, Keith R. (1969). Politics in Modern Greece. Stanford University Press. p. 331.
- McHale, Vincent E.; Skowronski, Sharon, eds. (1983). Political parties of Europe. 1. Greenwood Press. p. 347.
- Davies, Peter; Lynch, Derek (2002). The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right. Routledge. p. 331.
- Clogg, Richard (1987). Parties and Elections in Greece: The Search for Legitimacy. Hurst & Co. p. xiii.