National Political Union Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις Ethniki Politiki Enosis | |
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Founder | Georgios Papadopoulos |
Founded | 1984 |
Dissolved | 1996 |
Merged into | Hellenic Front |
Ideology |
Anti-communism Greek nationalism National conservatism Militarism Metaxism |
Political position | Far-right |
European Parliament group | European Right (1984–1989) |
The National Political Union ( Greek: Εθνική Πολιτική Ένωσις (EΠΕΝ), Ethniki Politiki Enosis (EPEN)) was a far-right [1] [2] political party in Greece. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos. [3] It participated (unsuccessfully) in the 1985 general election. In the 1984 elections to the European Parliament, the party polled 2.3% of the vote, giving it one of the 24 seats held by Greece.
Well-known members of EPEN were:
Results 1996–2000 (year links to election page) | ||||||||
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Year | Type of Election | Votes | % | Mandates | ||||
1984 | European Parliament
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136,642
|
2.29%
|
1
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1985 | Parliament
|
37,965
|
0.6%
|
0
| ||||
June 1989 | Parliament
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21,149
|
0.3%
|
0
| ||||
1989 | European
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75,877
|
1.16%
|
0
| ||||
1993 | Parliament
|
9,469
|
0.14%
|
0
| ||||
1996 | Parliament
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16,501
|
0.24%
|
0
|