The Center Union (Greek: Ένωση Κέντρου, Enosi Kentrou; abbreviation: EK) was the political party created in 1961 by Greek politician George Papandreou. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... George Papandandreou George Papandreou (in Greek Georgios Papandreou or Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου) (18 February 1888 - 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician. ...

The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister. In 1965, king Constantine forced Papandreou from the office and appointed a conservative EK member, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas as prime minister. Athanasiadis attempted to gain a vote of confidence in parliament, but the EK party was split in two, and a political crisis ensued. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Constantine II (born June 2, 1940), was the last King of Greece from March 6, 1964 to December 8, 1974. ... Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas(Greek: Γεώργιος Αθανασιάδης-Νόβας) (1893-1986) Prime Minister of Greece in 1965. ... A Motion of Confidence is a motion of support proposed by a government in a parliament to give members of parliament a chance to register their confidence for a government by means of a parliamentary vote. ...

The Center Union Party was the last Venizelist party to hold power in Greece.

The party nominally continued to exist until [1974]], when its successor Center Democratic Union (EΔΗΚ) party was created. Konstantinos Mitsotakis, who had defected the EK in 1965, formed a rival Venizelist party, known as the "Party of New Liberals", which merged with New Democracy in 1978. Constantine Mitsotakis Constantine Mitsotakis (in Greek Konstantinos Mitsotakis) (born October 18, 1918), Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. ... For the Canadian political party that ran in the 1940 Canadian election see New Democracy (Canada) Party logo New Democracy or ND (Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία, Nea Dhimokratia), founded in 1974, is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in Greece. ...

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