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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.[1]
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.[2]
| Political party | Percent | Votes count | Parliament seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Democracy (ND) | 40.56 | 2,115,322 | 158 |
| Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA) | 17.83 | 930,013 | 47 |
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) | 11.84 | 617,487 | 32 |
| Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | 7.69 | 401224 | 21 |
| Spartans[3] | 4.68 | 243,922 | 12 |
| Hellenic Solution[3] | 4.44 | 231,491 | 12 |
| Victory[3] | 3.70 | 193,124 | 10 |
| Sail of Freedom[4] | 3.17 | 165,523 | 8 |
| Other (not in parliament) | 6.07 | 317,101 | - |
| Blank votes | 0.50 | 26,273 | |
| Invalid votes | 0.61 | 32,219 | |
| Valid votes | 98.89 | 5,215,207 | |
| Turnout | 53.74 |
Neoliberal parties
New Democracy (ND)
New Democracy (not to be confused with 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.[5]
Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA)
SYRIZA is a de jure social-democratic but de facto neoliberal party (since September 2023).
In September 2023, the party elected Stefanos Kasselakis as the leader of the 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.[6]
Social-democratic parties
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
PASOK is a social-democratic party, currently led by Nikos Androulakis.
Communist parties
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).
Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
The Communist Party of Greece, abbreviated as KKE, is a Marxist-Leninist (but also dogmatic) communist party in Greece. It is led by Dimitris Koutsoumpas.
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece
The Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece, abbreviated as M-L KKE, is a Marxist-Leninist and 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.[7][8] M-L KKE supports the Three Worlds Theory. It publishes the newspaper "Laikos Dromos" (The Popular Path).[9]
Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist)
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.[8][7] It publishes the newspaper "Proletariaki Simaia" (The Proletarian Flag).[10]
Anti-Capitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow (ANTARSYA)
ANTARSYA is a coalition of Greek communist and anti-capitalist political parties, organisations and individuals.[11] As of 2024 it includes the following parties:[12]
- Communist Liberation youth (nKA) - Marxism[13]
- Federation of Ecologists and Alternative Groups (OE) - Eco-socialism
- New Left Current for the Communist Liberation (NAR) - Marxism[14]
- Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece - Spartacus (O.K.D.E. - Spartakos) - Trotskyism
- Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece (EKKE) - Mao Zedong Thought[15]
- Socialist Workers' Party (SEK) - Trotskyism[16]
Communist Organisation of Greece (KOE)
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".[17][18]
Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece (OKDE)
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.[12] 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.
- ↑ "The Institution". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nationwide Elections - June 2023". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Right-wing political party
- ↑ Left-wing nationalist party
- ↑ "Former Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis' Party Wins Snap Elections" (2023-06-25). Sputnik Globe. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ Thomas Scripps (2023-09-27). "Syriza elects Goldman Sachs banker Stefanos Kasselakis as party leader" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Η ιστορία του μ-λ κινήματος εργαλείο για μικροκομματικές σκοπιμότητες Συκοφαντικές επιθέσεις στελεχών του ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) βγαλμένες από τα «παλιά»" (2022-08-11). Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Για το μ-λ κίνημα και την πάλη ενάντια στο ρεβιζιονισμό" (2022-06-24). ΚΚΕ(μ-λ). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Decisions of April 2022 nationwide conference" (2023-12-10). M-L KKE.
- ↑ "Διαδρομή". ΚΚΕ(μ-λ). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Απόφαση της 1ης Πανελλαδικής Συνδιάσκεψης της ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ για τις οργανωτικές αρχές" (2011-10-30). ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Ποιοι είμαστε". ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Τι είναι η νΚΑ". Νεολαία Κομμουνιστική Απελευθέρωση. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Ποιοί είμαστε" (2017-12). ΝΑΡ.
- ↑ "Θέσεις". Επαναστατικό Κομμουνιστικό Κίνημα Ελλάδας. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Παλεύουμε για". ΣΕΚonline. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Μαρξισμός και Αριστερά στον 21ο αιώνα" (2017-03-02). ΚΟΕ. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ "Θέσεις για το 4ο συνέδριο της ΚΟΕ" (2023-03-28). Κομμουνιστική Οργάνωση Ελλάδας. Retrieved 2024-02-25.