Liberal Democratic Union (Greece)
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The Liberal Democratic Union was a coalition of six Greek
political parties
for the elections of 1956
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Its main leader was Sofoklis Venizelos. Members to the coalition were:
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
for the elections of 1956
Greek legislative election, 1956
The Greek legislative election of the 19 February 1956 resulted in victory for Constantine Karamanlis and his National Radical Union party by securing the electoral vote despite trailing in the popular vote...
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Its main leader was Sofoklis Venizelos. Members to the coalition were:
- Republican Union
- Liberal Party (EP)Liberal Party (Greece)The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos...
- United Democratic Left (EDA)United Democratic LeftThe United Democratic Left was a political party in Greece, active mostly before the Greek military junta of 1967-1974.-Foundation:...
- Rally of the Farmers and the Workers
- National Progressive Union of the Centre
- Democratic Socialist Party