By @inflammatory_
There have been only a few hours left for Greece to hold one of its most important general elections in decades. As the two major pro-bailout parties, PASOK & New Democracy which have been ruling the country for the last 30 years, struggle to get a 40% of the votes together, smaller parties are expected to shine through. In fact for the first time, eight to ten parties are expected to elect deputies in the 300-seat parliament.The following list shows 32 registered parties (and their leader) that compete
There have been only a few hours left for Greece to hold one of its most important general elections in decades. As the two major pro-bailout parties, PASOK & New Democracy which have been ruling the country for the last 30 years, struggle to get a 40% of the votes together, smaller parties are expected to shine through. In fact for the first time, eight to ten parties are expected to elect deputies in the 300-seat parliament.The following list shows 32 registered parties (and their leader) that compete
- Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok), Evangelos Venizelos
- New Democracy (ND), Antonis Samaras
- Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Aleka Papariga
- Radical Left Coalition–Unitary Social Movement (Syriza), Alexis Tspiras
- Popular Orthodox Rally (Laos), Yiorgos Karatzaferis
- Democratic Alliance, Dora Bakoyannis
- Social Pact, Louka Katseli
- Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos
- Democratic Left, Fotis Kouvelis
- Drasi [Action]–Liberal Alliance, Stefanos Manos and Grigoris Vallianatos
- Ecologists–Greens (Ecogreens), six-member committee
- Union of Centrists, Vassilis Leventis
- Liberal Party, Manolis Kaligiannis
- Golden Dawn (Chrysi Avyi), Nikolaos Michaloliakos
- Greek Ecologists, Dimosthenis Vergis
- Ochi [Democratic Revival and United Popular Front (Epam)], Stelios Papathemelis and 3-member ctte
- "Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay" Movement, Vasilis Papadopoulos
- National Resistance Movement (KEAN), Ippokratis Savvouras
- Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist)–Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece (KKE (m-l)–ML KKE), four-member ctte
- Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow (Antarsya), 21-member ctte
- Organisation of Communist Internationalists of Greece (OKDE), 3-member ctte
- Workers Revolutionary Party (EEK Trokskyists), Sabetai Matsas
- Organisation for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (OAKKE), 3-member ctte
- National Unity Association (SEE), N. Alikakos
- Koinonia [Society: Political Party of the Successors of Kapodistria], Michail Iliadis
- Pirate Party of Greece, I. Papagoupous
- Recreate Greece, Thanos Tzimeros
- Panathinaikos Movement (Panki), Yiorgos Betsikas
- Axioprepeia [Dignity] Panayiotis Theodoropoulos
- Renewing Independent Left, Renewing Right, Renewing Pasok, Renewing New Democracy, No to War, Party of Action I Give Away Land, I Give Away Debts, Save Lives, Panagrarian Labour Movement of Greece (Paeke) Miltiadis Tzalazidis
- Regional Urban Development (PAA), Nikos Kolitsis (sole candidate)
- Athanasios Daskalopoulos (Independent)
all links prompt to wikipedia except from no29, Axioprepeia (list from Athens News)
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