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The Left Liberals () was a
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. It was founded in 1944 by
Neokosmos Grigoriadis Neokosmos Grigoriadis (; 1879– 1967) was a Hellenic Army general, notable for his involvement in the Greek Resistance during World War II as a leading member of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM). Biography Neokosmos Grigoriadis w ...
and Stamatis Hatzibeis, former members of the
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who participated in the political coalition of EAM. In the Greek legislative election of 1950, the party formed the Democratic Alignment, a coalition with the
Socialist Party of Greece The Socialist Party of Greece (, ΣΚΕ; SKE) was a political party in Greece. History The party was formed in 1920, as an anti-Comintern minority split away at the second congress of the Socialist Labour Party of Greece. The group that founded th ...
. In August 1951 the party merged with other small left-wing parties into
United Democratic Left The United Democratic Left (, ΕΔΑ; ''Eniéa Dimokratikí Aristerá'', EDA) was a left-wing political party in Greece, active mostly before the Greek junta of 1967–1974. Foundation The party was founded in July 1951 by prominent center-left ...
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Political parties established in 1944 Political parties disestablished in 1951 Defunct liberal political parties in Greece