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==The parties== | ==The parties== | ||
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| + | ===Parties represented in the current Parliament=== | ||
| + | * [[New Democracy]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Νεα Δημοκρατια'') - ND (Conservative Right) | ||
| + | * [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Πανελληνιο Σοσιαλιστικο Κινημα'') - PA.SO.K (Socialist) | ||
* [[Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Συνασπισμος'') - SYN (Radical Left) | * [[Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Συνασπισμος'') - SYN (Radical Left) | ||
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* [[Hellenic Front]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Ελληνικό Μέτωπο'') - Elliniko Metopo (Far Right) | * [[Hellenic Front]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Ελληνικό Μέτωπο'') - Elliniko Metopo (Far Right) | ||
* [[Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Μαρξιστικο - Λενινιστικο Κομμουνιστικο Κομμα Ελλαδας'') - M-L KKE (Maoist Left) | * [[Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Μαρξιστικο - Λενινιστικο Κομμουνιστικο Κομμα Ελλαδας'') - M-L KKE (Maoist Left) | ||
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* [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός'') - LA.O.S. (Far Right) | * [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός'') - LA.O.S. (Far Right) | ||
* [[Radical Left Front]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Μετωτο Ριζοσπαστικης Αριστερας'')- MERA (Radical Left) | * [[Radical Left Front]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Μετωτο Ριζοσπαστικης Αριστερας'')- MERA (Radical Left) | ||
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This article lists political parties in Greece.
Greece has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, it being extremely difficult to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
Parties represented in the current Parliament
- New Democracy (Greek: Νεα Δημοκρατια) - ND (Conservative Right)
- Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) (Greek: Πανελληνιο Σοσιαλιστικο Κινημα) - PA.SO.K (Socialist)
- Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology (Greek: Συνασπισμος) - SYN (Radical Left)
- Communist Organization of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστική Οργάνωση Ελλάδας) - ΚΟΕ (Communist Left)
- Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικο Κομμα Ελλαδας) - KKE (Communist)
- Democratic Social Movement (Greek: Δημοκρατικο Κοινωνικο Κινημα) - DI.K.KI (Democratic Socialist)
- Ecologist Greece (Greek: Οικολόγοι Ελλάδας) - EG (Green)
- Ecologist Greens (Greek: Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι) - OP (Greens)
- Hellenic Front (Greek: Ελληνικό Μέτωπο) - Elliniko Metopo (Far Right)
- Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Μαρξιστικο - Λενινιστικο Κομμουνιστικο Κομμα Ελλαδας) - M-L KKE (Maoist Left)
- Popular Orthodox Rally (Greek: Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός) - LA.O.S. (Far Right)
- Radical Left Front (Greek: Μετωτο Ριζοσπαστικης Αριστερας)- MERA (Radical Left)
- Rainbow Party (Greek: Oυράνιο Tόξο; Slavo-Macedonian: Виножито) - OT (RP) (Regionalist party expressing support for the indigenous Greek Macedonian_Slav minority)
- Socialist Workers' Party (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα) - SEK (Revolutionary Left)
- Union of Centrists (Greek: Ένωση Κεντρώων) - EK (UC) (Centrist Social Democrats)