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''Nea Dimokratia''), founded in [[1974]], is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in [[Greece]]. After an initial period of success, ND spent most of the 1980s and '90s in opposition. At the [[Greek legislative election, 2004|7 March, 2004 Greek elections]], ND returned to office under the leadership of [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder.

ND was founded in July [[1974]], two months after [[Constantine Karamanlis]] was sworn in as the first Prime Minister in the post-dictatorship era in Greece. Caramanlis had been Prime Minister twice before. In the first free elections of the new era, ND won by a landslide, securing 54.4% of the vote. It is higly disputable, however, that ND had such an influence to the electorate; it was considered as a "Karamanlis or tanks" dilemma, with the latter referring to the military, which still held a political influence.

Caramanlis intended ND to be a more modern and progressive right-wing party than those which had ruled Greece before the [[1967]] military coup. The party's ideology was defined as "radical liberalism," a term defined by ND as "the prevalence of free market rules with the decisive intervention of the state in favour of social justice."

In [[1977]], ND again won national elections. Under Caramanlis Greece redefined its relations with [[NATO]], and tried to resolve the [[Cyprus]] issue following the Turkish invasion. In [[1980]], however, Caramanlis retired. His successor, [[George Rallis]], was defeated at the following elections by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement ([[PASOK]]) led by [[Andreas Papandreou]]. Under ND leadership Greece joined the [[European Union]] in [[1981]]. Karamanlis was then charged by opposing parties for not allowing a referendum, since the majority of people rejected the prospect of entry.

ND returned to power in a minority government under [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] in [[1989]], and a year later it formed a majority government after new elections. The party then suffered a period of successive loses. It was defeated in [[1993]] under Mitsotakis, in [[1996]] under [[Miltiades Evert]], and in [[2000]] under [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder. In 2000 ND lost by the smallest margin in modern Greek history.

By [[2003]], however, ND was consistently leading the [[PASOK]] government of [[Costas Simitis]] in opinion polls. In January [[2004]] Simitis resigned and announced elections for [[March 7]], at which Karamanlis faced the new PASOK leader, [[Giorgos Papandreou]]. Despite speculation that Papandreou would succeed in restoring PASOK's fortunes, Karamanlis had a comfortable victory in the elections and became Greece's first center-right liberal Prime Minister after eleven years.

ND is a member of the European People's Party, the European Democrat Union, the International Democrat Union and the Christian Democrat International.

==External links==

* [http://www.nd.gr/ New Democracy website] (in Greek)
* [http://www.nd.gr/default_en.asp New Democracy website] (in English)
* [http://ekloges.ypes.gr/en/ Greek election results], via the Greek Ministry of Internal Affairs

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	Papandreou, however, won their [[2009]] rematch placing ND once in the opposition. The defeat caused [[Costas Karamanlis]] to resign his post as party leader. He was succeeded by [[Antonis Samaras]] in a special election by party members on [[November 29]], [[2009]].		Papandreou, however, won their [[2009]] rematch placing ND once in the opposition. The defeat caused [[Costas Karamanlis]] to resign his post as party leader. He was succeeded by [[Antonis Samaras]] in a special election by party members on [[November 29]], [[2009]].
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		+	[[Antonis Samaras]] won two elections in [[2012]] without, however, a majority, and had to rule as head of coalitions. After his defeat in the national elections of January [[2015]], he resigned and [[Vangelis Meimarakis]] was appointed head of the party.
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		+	[[Vangelis Meimarakis\|Meimarakis]] lost the national elections of September [[2015]] and, in January [[2016]] was replaced in a special election of ND party members by [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]].
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	ND is a member of the European People's Party, the European Democrat Union, the International Democrat Union and the Christian Democrat International.		ND is a member of the European People's Party, the European Democrat Union, the International Democrat Union and the Christian Democrat International.

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−	(''Nea Dimokratia''), founded in [[1974]], is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in [[Greece]]. After an initial period of success, ND spent most of the 1980s and '90s in opposition. At the [[Greek legislative election, 2004\|7 March, 2004 Greek elections]], ND returned to office under the leadership of [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder.	+	{{Politics of Greece}}
		+	[[Image:NewDemocracyLogo.png\|thumb\|left\|Party logo]]
		+	'''New Democracy''' or ND (Greek:Νέα Δημοκρατία, ''Nea Dimokratia''), founded in [[1974]], is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in [[Greece]]. After an initial period of success, ND spent most of the 1980s and '90s in opposition. At the [[Greek legislative election, 2004\|7 March, 2004 Greek elections]], ND returned to office under the leadership of [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder.

	ND was founded in July [[1974]], two months after [[Constantine Karamanlis]] was sworn in as the first Prime Minister in the post-dictatorship era in Greece. Caramanlis had been Prime Minister twice before. In the first free elections of the new era, ND won by a landslide, securing 54.4% of the vote. It is higly disputable, however, that ND had such an influence to the electorate; it was considered as a "Karamanlis or tanks" dilemma, with the latter referring to the military, which still held a political influence.		ND was founded in July [[1974]], two months after [[Constantine Karamanlis]] was sworn in as the first Prime Minister in the post-dictatorship era in Greece. Caramanlis had been Prime Minister twice before. In the first free elections of the new era, ND won by a landslide, securing 54.4% of the vote. It is higly disputable, however, that ND had such an influence to the electorate; it was considered as a "Karamanlis or tanks" dilemma, with the latter referring to the military, which still held a political influence.

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−	''Nea Dimokratia''), founded in [[1974]], is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in [[Greece]]. After an initial period of success, ND spent most of the 1980s and '90s in opposition. At the [[Greek legislative election, 2004\|7 March, 2004 Greek elections]], ND returned to office under the leadership of [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder.	+	(''Nea Dimokratia''), founded in [[1974]], is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in [[Greece]]. After an initial period of success, ND spent most of the 1980s and '90s in opposition. At the [[Greek legislative election, 2004\|7 March, 2004 Greek elections]], ND returned to office under the leadership of [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder.

	ND was founded in July [[1974]], two months after [[Constantine Karamanlis]] was sworn in as the first Prime Minister in the post-dictatorship era in Greece. Caramanlis had been Prime Minister twice before. In the first free elections of the new era, ND won by a landslide, securing 54.4% of the vote. It is higly disputable, however, that ND had such an influence to the electorate; it was considered as a "Karamanlis or tanks" dilemma, with the latter referring to the military, which still held a political influence.		ND was founded in July [[1974]], two months after [[Constantine Karamanlis]] was sworn in as the first Prime Minister in the post-dictatorship era in Greece. Caramanlis had been Prime Minister twice before. In the first free elections of the new era, ND won by a landslide, securing 54.4% of the vote. It is higly disputable, however, that ND had such an influence to the electorate; it was considered as a "Karamanlis or tanks" dilemma, with the latter referring to the military, which still held a political influence.

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 ND returned to power in a minority government under [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] in [[1989]], and a year later it formed a majority government after new elections. The party then suffered a period of successive loses. It was defeated in [[1993]] under Mitsotakis, in [[1996]] under [[Miltiades Evert]], and in [[2000]] under [[Costas Karamanlis]], nephew of the party's founder. In 2000 ND lost by the smallest margin in modern Greek history.
-By [[2003]], however, ND was consistently leading the [[PASOK]] government of [[Costas Simitis]] in opinion polls. In January [[2004]] Simitis resigned and announced elections for [[March 7]], at which Karamanlis faced the new PASOK leader, [[Giorgos Papandreou]]. Despite speculation that Papandreou would succeed in restoring PASOK's fortunes, Karamanlis had a comfortable victory in the elections and became Greece's first center-right liberal Prime Minister after eleven years.
+By [[2003]], however, ND was consistently leading the [[PASOK]] government of [[Costas Simitis]] in opinion polls. In January [[2004]] Simitis resigned and announced elections for [[March 7]], at which Karamanlis faced the new PASOK leader, [[Giorgos Papandreou]]. Despite speculation that Papandreou would succeed in restoring PASOK's fortunes, Karamanlis had a comfortable victory in the elections and became Greece's first center-right liberal Prime Minister after eleven years. He won re-election but his majority was reduced to 1 seat in Parliamnet.
 ND is a member of the European People's Party, the European Democrat Union, the International Democrat Union and the Christian Democrat International.