National Political Union

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National Political Union (EPEN, Greek: Ethniki Politiki Enosis - ΕΠΕΝ) was a nationalist Greek political party, founded on January 30, 1984, that supported the rule of the Junta that was overthrown in 1974.

EPEN's founder and leader was imprisoned former dictator George Papadopoulos.

In the European elections of 1984, EPEN managed to elect one MEP. They failed to win any more seats in the Greek parliamentary elections of 1985, 1989, 1990 and 1996 as well as the European elections of 1989 and 1994.

EPEN was dissolved in 1996. Many of its former members joined the Hellenic Front.

EPEN operated a youth movement whose first leader was Nikos Michaloliakos who later founded the Golden Dawn.