Politics of Greece

Politics of Greece Constitution of Greece Political parties in Greece: ND - PASOK - KKE - SYN Elections in Greece: 1974 - 1977 - 1981 - 1985 - 1989-J - 1989-N - 1990 - 1993 - 1996 - 2000 - 2004 Large flag of Greece Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Look up Politics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Politics (disambiguation) Democracy History of democracy List of democracy and elections-related topics List of years in politics List of politics by country articles Political corruption Political economy Political movement Political parties of the world Political party Political psychology Political sociology Political... The 1975 constitution, which Greece as a presidential parliamentary republic, includes extensive specific guarantees of civil liberties and vests the powers of the head of state in a president elected by parliament and advised by the Council of the Republic. ... The Syntagma (Σύνταγμα), the Constitution of Greece is resolved by the Fifth Revisionary Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. ... This article lists political parties in Greece. ... 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. ... Party logo The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima, ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a Greek social democratic political party. ... The Communist Party of Greece, better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas), is the major communist party in Greece. ... Party logo The Coalition of the Left, of Movements of Gays and Ecology (Shorter: Coalition, Greek: Synaspismos, Συνασπισμός) is an Greek political party of the radical - reformist left. ... Politics of Greece Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Greece ... Legislative elections were held in the Greek Republic on April, 1996. ... Legislative elections were held in the Greek Republic on April 10, 2000. ... Legislative elections were held in Greece on March 7, 2004. ...

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The Rainbow Party (Oυράνιο Tόξο, Виножито) is a political party in Greece. Rainbow Partys logo in Greek This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Rainbow Partys logo in Greek This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ...

It is known for its "Macedonian Slav minority" activism and and its support to Macedonian Slavs living in Greece. The Rainbow states that it is not a separatist party and sees the acceptance of the Republic of Macedonia in the European Union with positive regard. The Macedonian Slavs are an ethnic group which inhabits the geographical region of Macedonia in south-eastern Europe and speaks the Macedonian language. ... Political separatism is a movement to obtain sovereignty and split a territory or group of people (usually a people with a distinctive national consciousness) from one another (or one nation from another; a colony from the metropolis). ... Official languages Macedonian¤,2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 147th  25,713 km²  1. ...

In the past, it had an alliance with OAKKE, the "Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece" (Οργάνωση για την Ανασυγκρότηση του Κομουνιστικού Κόμματος Ελλάδας). The two once formed a coalition in the local elections. The Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Οργάνωση για την Ανασυγκρότηση του Κομουνιστικού Κόμματος Ελλάδας), mostly known by its acronym OAKKE, is a minor political party present in most of the nationwide Greek elections. ... The Communist Party of Greece, better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas), is the major communist party in Greece. ...

It participated in the 1999 elections for the European Parliament, obtaining 4951 votes (0.08 % of the total Greek vote), and the 2004 elections, obtaining 6176 votes out of 6,283,637 total votes cast (0.1 %). Their best return was in the Florina prefecture, where they managed to tally 1,200 votes. The Rainbow Party is a member of the European Free Alliance. They decided not to take part in the 2004 parliamentary elections, citing shortage of funds as the reason. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα) is a city located in the central part of Florina Prefecture. ... The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Out of the 6,176 votes Rainbow Party received, less than half (2,955) were cast in the region of Macedonia itself. Ironically, because parties stand for election across the entire length and breadth of the country, the pro-Slav Rainbow Party polled better in such distant regions as Crete and the Peloponnese than it did in many Macedonian prefectures. Political analysts have yet to explain why a party championing the "Macedonian" cause would attract more voters outside Macedonia, in areas with no Slav-speakers, than in its intended target region. Some observers have pointed to the party's attractive name and logo as a possible reason for its unexpected success outside Macedonia.[1] Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Greece and the Peloponnese The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ...

Petros Dimtsis is a Rainbow Party member who has been elected to the office of prefecture counselor in the Florina prefecture, under the flag of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), in the 2002 Greek Prefectural Elections. So far, he is the only member of the party to have been elected to any office. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα) is a city located in the central part of Florina Prefecture. ... Party logo The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima, ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a Greek social democratic political party. ...

An issue very important to the Party's agenda is the reestablishment of the former ELAS refugees living in the Republic of Macedonia back to Greece. During the Greek Civil War (1944-1949), many fighters of the communist ELAS (Greek National Liberation Army) took refuge in parts of the former Yugoslavia, under the protection of the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. At the end of the war, those political refugees who considered themselves Greek were allowed to return to their homeland. However, the same thing did not happen to those who originated from Greece and defined themselves as "ethnic Macedonians", who have been refused to reestablish in the country since then. The Rainbow Party is also interested in achieving political recognition of the Macedonian Slav minority in Greece, and preserving its culture and customs. Their consecutively poor election showing has prevented them from effectively pursuing any of their stated goals. Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) (Greek Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) (Greek Εθνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός (ΕΛΑΣ) National Popular Liberation Army) was the military arm of the Ethniko Apeleftherotiko Metopo (EAM) (Εθνικό Απελευθερωτικό Μέτωπο (ΕΑΜ) National Liberation Front) during the period of the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War. ... An ELAS Warrior The Greek Civil War was fought between 1942 and 1949, and was the result of the repression of the post-war Greek regime. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Cyrillic Југославија or Югославия) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Marshal Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito (Јосип Броз Тито) listen ▶(?) (May 25, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... Look up Culture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikinews has news related to this article: Culture and entertainment Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cultural Development in Antiquity Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Culture and Civilization in Modern Times Classificatory system for cultures and civilizations, by Dr. Sam Vaknin...

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• Politics of Greece

The 1975 constitution, which Greece as a presidential parliamentary republic, includes extensive specific guarantees of civil liberties and vests the powers of the head of state in a president elected by parliament and advised by the Council of the Republic. ...

External links

• "Macedonian Slav Political Party in Greece - RAINBOW"
• Greek election results, via the Greek Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Press Releases, via the Greek Helsinki Committee for Human Rights