National Unionist Party (Greece)

National Unionist Party (Greek: Εθνικόν Ενωτικόν Κόμμα (ΕΕΚ), EEK) was a centre-right political party in Greece, founded in 1935 by Panagiotis Kanellopoulos and other Venizelist politicians.

National Unionist Party
Εθνικόν Ενωτικόν Κόμμα
LeaderPanagiotis Kanellopoulos
Founded1935
Dissolved1950
Merged intoPeople's Unionist Party
HeadquartersAthens
IdeologyVenizelism
Progressivism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-right

History

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This party generally had democratic and progressive tendencies and was represented in the Greek Parliament in the post-war period, as emerged during the elections of 1946, as well as in the elections of 1950, with a small group of MPs.

In December 1950, the E.E.K. merged with a group of MPs led by Stefanos Stefanopoulos, who had split from the People's Party, creating the People's Unionist Party, which later joined the Greek Rally after a short period of time.

The party's publication was the newspaper "Elliniki Foni" (Greek Voice), where well-known academics and friends of Kanellopoulos, such as Konstantinos Despotopoulos, Phaidon Vegleris, and Ioannis Theodorakopoulos, later contributed as writers.

Greek Parliament

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Year Party Leader Number of votes Percentage of votes Seats Position
1936 Panagiotis Kanellopoulos 9.870 0,77%
0 / 300
11th Party
Out of Parliament
1946 Panagiotis Kanellopoulos 213.721
(N.P.U)
19,28%
(N.P.U)
9 / 354
8th Party
Opposition
1950 Panagiotis Kanellopoulos 88.979
(N.R.F.)
5,27%
(N.R.F.)
6 / 250
4th Party
Opposition

References

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The Great Greek Encyclopedia (Greek: Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια) volume B' (supplement), page 789.