Freethinkers' Party
Political party in Greece
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The Freethinkers' Party or Free Opinion Party (Greek: Κόμμα των Ελευθεροφρόνων) was a Greek nationalist and monarchist party founded and led by Ioannis Metaxas who was the Prime Minister and dictator of Greece from 1936 to 1941.[4] It was formally founded in November 1922 after the adoption of the party's manifesto that was unveiled on 13 October 1922.[5] Metaxas had the party and all other parties dissolved following the establishment of the 4th of August Regime, in which he ruled as an official independent.[6]
The first programmatic declaration of the party was published in the daily Nea Imera on 13 October 1922.
Election results
General elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 151,660 | 15.78 | 52 / 286 |
| 1928 | 53,958 | 5.3 | 1 / 250 |
| 1932 | 18,591 | 1.59 | 3 / 254 |
| 1933 | 25,758 | 2.3 | 6 / 248 |
| 1936 | 50,137 | 3.9 | 7 / 300 |
Senate elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 22,518 | 2.73 | 2 / 92 |
References
- ^ Ioannis Metaxas, Ιωάννης Μεταξάς. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΞΑΣ, ΤΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟΝ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΦΡΟΝΩΝ "ΝΕΑ ΗΕΡΑ" 13 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 1922 (PDF).
- ^ "25 new pictures from the 4th of August State | Metaxas Project". Metaxas Project. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Photograph". Metaxas Project.
- ^ Davies, Peter; Lynch, Derek (2002). The Routledge companion to fascism and the far right. Routledge companions (1. publ ed.). London, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: Routledge. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-415-21494-0. LCCN 2002028462. OCLC 50129385.
- ^ Petrakis, Marina (2006). The Metaxas myth: dictatorship and propaganda in Greece. Tauris academic studies. London and New York: I. B. Taurus. p. 18. ISBN 9781845110376.
- ^ Fischer, Bernd Jürgen, ed. (2007). Balkan strongmen: dictators and authoritarian rulers of South Eastern Europe. Central European Studies. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-455-2.
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Ioannis Metaxas
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- Metaxism (Freethinkers' Party)
- Ethnic nationalism
- National populism
- Protectionism
- Corporatism
- Anticommunism
- Anti-imperialism (Greco–Turkish alliance)
- Third Hellenic Civilization
- Demotic Greek
- Greco-Turkish War (1897)
- Balkan Wars
- National Schism
- Noemvriana
- Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt
- Second Hellenic Republic
- Greek monarchy referendum, 1935
- 4th of August Regime
- 1938 Greek coup d'état attempt
- Elli shinking
- Greco-Italian War
