Democratic Socialist Party of Greece Δημοκρατικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα | |
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| Founder | Georgios Papandreou |
| Founded | June 1945 [1] |
| Dissolved | 1950 |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Papandreou Party |
| Ideology | Democratic Socialism Liberalism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The Democratic Socialist Party of Greece (Greek: Δημοκρατικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος Demokratiko Sosialistiko Komma Ellados) was a political party founded by George Papandreou. The party came about as a continuation of the Democratic Party which he had founded in 1935 and which ceased to exist the following year due to the declaration of Metaxas' dictatorship (4th of August Regime).[2] Participated in the 1946 elections as part of the coalition of the National Political Union (1946) and won 27 seats out of 68 in the coalition.<ref name="Hellenic Parliament"> It was replaced in 1950 with the formation of the Georgios Papandreou Party.
References
- ↑ https://palaio-biblio.gr/katastima/istoria/neoteri-elliniki-istoria/programmatikaiarxaiske1945-detail.html
- 1 2 Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου (1888 - 1968) Ο Γέρος της Δημοκρατίας [Giorgos Papandreou (1888-1968) The old man of Democracy] (PDF) (in Greek). (Athens): Hellenic Parliametn. 2004. p. 50.
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