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The Union of Centrists (Greek: Ενωση Κεντρώων Enosi Kentroon) is a political party in Greece without parliamentary representation. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...


The party was founded by Vassilis Leventis in 1992. The party strives to become "the political continuance of the centrist expression in Greece". Leventis aimed to become part of the Venizelist legacy of some great politicians of the past, such as Eleftherios Venizelos and George Papandreou, senior. However, its total influence has been marginal, with 1.2% of the total vote (in the 1994 European Parliament election) being its highest achievement ever. This percentage has furthermore declined to 0.56% at the European Parliament election of 2004. Vassilis Leventis (Greek: Βασίλης or Βασίλειος Λεβέντης; born 1951, Messinia, Greece) is a Greek politician, leader of the greek centrist party, Union of Centrists (In Greek Enosi Kentroon or Ένωση Κεντρώων). Vassilis Leventis is the fourth child of Apostolos and Gregoria Leventis. ... Venizelism was one of the major political movements in Greece from the 1900s until the mid 1970s. ... Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), Greek statesman and diplomat. ... George Papandreou (in Greek Georgios Papandreou or Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου) (18 February 1888 - 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician. ...


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Union of Centrists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (157 words)
The Union of Centrists (Greek: Ενωση Κεντρώων Enosi Kentroon) is a political party in Greece without parliamentary representation.
The party strives to become "the political continuance of the centrist expression in Greece".
Leventis aimed to become part of the Venizelist legacy of some great politicians of the past, such as Eleftherios Venizelos and George Papandreou, senior.
Union of Centrists - definition of Union of Centrists in Encyclopedia (269 words)
Vassilis Leventis (Greek language:Greek:Vassilis or Vassilios Leventis, Βασίλης or Βασίλειος Λεβέντης) (born 1951, Messinia, Greece) is a Greek politician, leader of the greek centrist party, "Union of Centrists" (In Greek Enosi Kentroon or Ένωση Κεντρώων).
Leventis family moved to Piraeus where Vassilis Leventis graduated from high school and in 1969 was admitted tho the Civil Engineering department of the National Technical University of Athens.
In a 1992 congress he decided to found the Union of Centrists, which strove to become "the political continuance of the centrist expression in Greece".
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