Patriotic Front Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο | |
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Leader | Glafcos Clerides |
Founded | 1959 |
Dissolved | 1969 |
Preceded by | United Democratic Reconstruction Front |
Succeeded by |
Eniaion Progressive Front Progressive Party Democratic National Party Movement for Social Democracy |
Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
Ideology |
Enosis Nationalism Conservatism |
The Patriotic Front ( Greek: Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο) was a political party in Cyprus led by Glafcos Clerides. [1]
The party was formed in 1959 as a replacement for the United Democratic Reconstruction Front by a loose coalition of supporters of Makarios III, [2] [3] [4] including the district leaders of EOKA. [5]
The Front won the pre-independence elections in 1960, taking 30 of the 35 seats reserved for Greek Cypriots. [6] However, the party was dissolved in the late 1960s, breaking into several factions, including Eniaion, [4] the Progressive Front, the Progressive Party and the Democratic National Party.
The party was initially a personal party for Makarios III, but later evolved into a conservative and nationalist party. [5]