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| == Politics ==
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| The Hellenic Parliament is the legislative authority in Greece. The body of the parliament consists of representatives, which are elected every four years.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Hellenic Parliament|title=The Institution|url=https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/Vouli-ton-Ellinon/O-Thesmos/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| In the current parliamentary body, which is a result of the June 2023 elections, the neoliberal centre-right party ''New Democracy'' has the majority of seats for second term in row, followed by Syriza, PASOK, the Communist Party and several right-wing parties.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=Ministry of Interior|title=Nationwide Elections - June 2023|url=http://ekloges-prev.singularlogic.eu/2023/june/v/home/en/parties/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
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| |+Final results of the last elections (June 2023)<ref name=":0" />
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| !Political party
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| !Percent
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| !Votes count
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| !Parliament seats
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| |'''''New Democracy (ND)'''''
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| |'''''40.56'''''
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| |'''''2,115,322'''''
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| |'''''158'''''
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| |Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA)
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| |17.83
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| |930,013
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| |47
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| |Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
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| |11.84
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| |617,487
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| |32
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| |Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
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| |7.69
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| |401224
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| |21
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| |Spartans<ref name=":16">Right-wing political party</ref>
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| |4.68
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| |243,922
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| |12
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| |Hellenic Solution<ref name=":16" />
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| |4.44
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| |231,491
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| |12
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| |Victory<ref name=":16" />
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| |3.70
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| |193,124
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| |10
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| |Sail of Freedom<ref>Left-wing nationalist party</ref>
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| |3.17
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| |165,523
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| |8
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| |Other (not in parliament)
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| |6.07
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| |317,101
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| |'''Blank votes'''
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| |'''0.50'''
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| |'''26,273'''
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| |'''Invalid votes'''
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| |'''0.61'''
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| |'''32,219'''
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| |'''Valid votes'''
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| |'''98.89'''
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| |'''5,215,207'''
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| |'''Turnout'''
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| |'''53.74'''
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| === Neoliberal parties ===
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| ==== New Democracy (ND) ====
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| [[New Democracy (political party in the Hellenic Republic)|New Democracy]] (not to be confused with [[New Democracy|Mao's theory with the same name]]) is a neoliberal party in Greece currently led by Mitsotakis and is the currently governing one on its second term since the elections in July 2019.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Sputnik Globe|title=Former Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis' Party Wins Snap Elections|date=2023-06-25|url=https://sputnikglobe.com/20230625/former-greek-prime-minister-mitsotakis-party-wins-snap-elections-1111464393.html|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| ==== Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA) ====
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| [[SYRIZA]] is a de jure social-democratic but de facto neoliberal party (since September 2023).
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| In September 2023, the party elected [[Stefanos Kasselakis]] as the leader of the [[Syriza|party]], to replace Alexis Tsipras. Kasselakis is a former shipping executive and [[Goldman Sachs]] trader, has worked for the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, and volunteered for [[Joe Biden]]'s 2008 presidential primary campaign.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Thomas Scripps|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=Syriza elects Goldman Sachs banker Stefanos Kasselakis as party leader|date=2023-09-27|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/09/27/frzy-s27.html|archive-url=https://archive.ph/W9tVT|archive-date=2023-09-28|retrieved=2023-10-01}}</ref>
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| === Social-democratic parties ===
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| ==== Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) ====
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| [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement|PASOK]] is a social-democratic party, currently led by [[Nikos Androulakis]].
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| === Communist parties ===
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| Communist parties in Greece include the [[Communist Party of Greece]], the [[Communist Organization of Greece]], the [[Movement for the Reorganization of the Communist Party of Greece 1918–55]], the [[Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece]] and the [[Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist)]].
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| ==== Communist Party of Greece (KKE) ====
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| The [[Communist Party of Greece]], abbreviated as KKE, is a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] (but also [[Dogmatism|dogmatic]]) communist party in Greece. It is led by [[Dimitris Koutsoumpas]].
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| ==== Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece ====
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| The [[Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece]], abbreviated as M-L KKE, is a Marxist-Leninist and [[Maoism|Maoist]] party formed after the death of [[Mao Zedong]] in 1976 triggered an internal conflict inside the Greek Organisation of Marxists-Leninists (OMLE), which resulted in a two-faction split.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ|title=Η ιστορία του μ-λ κινήματος εργαλείο για μικροκομματικές σκοπιμότητες Συκοφαντικές επιθέσεις στελεχών του ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) βγαλμένες από τα «παλιά»|date=2022-08-11|url=https://www.m-lkke.gr/featured/%CE%B7-%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BC-%CE%BB-%CE%BA%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF-%CE%B3%CE%B9/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Web citation|newspaper=ΚΚΕ(μ-λ)|title=Για το μ-λ κίνημα και την πάλη ενάντια στο ρεβιζιονισμό|date=2022-06-24|url=https://www.kkeml.gr/%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BC-%CE%BB-%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CF%80%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B7-%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B9%CE%B6%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref> M-L KKE supports the [[Three Worlds Theory]]. It publishes the newspaper "Laikos Dromos" (The Popular Path).<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=M-L KKE|title=Decisions of April 2022 nationwide conference|date=2023-12-10|url=https://www.m-lkke.gr/international-texts/decisions-of-april-2022-nationwide-conference/}}</ref>
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| ==== Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) ====
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| The [[Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist)]], abbreviated as KKE (m-l), is a Marxist-Leninist and Maoist party. It was the second and largest faction that came out of the OMLE split. In contrast with M-L KKE, KKE (m-l) explicitly rejects the Three Worlds Theory.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> It publishes the newspaper "Proletariaki Simaia" (The Proletarian Flag).<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=ΚΚΕ(μ-λ)|title=Διαδρομή|url=https://kkeml.gr/%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| ==== Anti-Capitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow (ANTARSYA) ====
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| [[ANTARSYA]] is a coalition of Greek [[Communist party|communist]] and [[Anti-capitalism|anti-capitalist]] political parties, organisations and individuals.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ|title=Απόφαση της 1ης Πανελλαδικής Συνδιάσκεψης της ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ για τις οργανωτικές αρχές|date=2011-10-30|url=https://antarsya.gr/node/98|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref> As of 2024 it includes the following parties:<ref name=":3">{{Web citation|newspaper=ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ|title=Ποιοι είμαστε|url=https://antarsya.gr/node/8|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| * '''Communist Liberation youth (nKA)''' - Marxism<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Νεολαία Κομμουνιστική Απελευθέρωση|title=Τι είναι η νΚΑ|url=https://nka.gr/ti-einai-i-nka/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| * '''Federation of Ecologists and Alternative Groups (OE)''' - [[Eco-socialism]]
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| * '''New Left Current for the Communist Liberation (NAR)''' - Marxism<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=ΝΑΡ|title=Ποιοί είμαστε|date=2017-12|url=https://narnet.gr/content/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%AF-%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5-0}}</ref>
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| * '''Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece - Spartacus (O.K.D.E. - Spartakos)''' - Trotskyism
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| * '''Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece (EKKE)''' - [[Mao Zedong Thought]]<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Επαναστατικό Κομμουνιστικό Κίνημα Ελλάδας|title=Θέσεις|url=https://ekke.net.gr/theseis|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| * '''Socialist Workers' Party (SEK) '''- Trotskyism<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=ΣΕΚonline|title=Παλεύουμε για|url=https://sekonline.gr/article.php?id=46|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| ==== Communist Organisation of Greece (KOE) ====
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| The Communist Organisation of Greece was a Marxist-Leninist and Maoist political party. Since 2017, it is a political organisation which supports its own revisionist version of Marxism that it calls "creatively located Marxism".<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=ΚΟΕ|title=Μαρξισμός και Αριστερά στον 21ο αιώνα|date=2017-03-02|url=https://koel.gr/marxismos-kai-aristera-ston-21o-aiona/|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Κομμουνιστική Οργάνωση Ελλάδας|title=Θέσεις για το 4ο συνέδριο της ΚΟΕ|date=2023-03-28|url=https://koel.gr/theseis-gia-to-4o-synedrio-tis-koe/#shmeio7|retrieved=2024-02-25}}</ref>
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| ==== Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece (OKDE) ====
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| The [[Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece (OKDE)]] is a Trotskyist political party. It was one of the founding parties of ANTARSYA, but left the coalition soon after it was founded.<ref name=":3" /> A faction split off in 1985 to create the Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece - Spartacus (O.K.D.E. - Spartakos), a group that is today part of ANTARSYA.
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| == References ==
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