The Democratic Liberals or Party of Democratic Liberals () was the name of two political groups in

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in the 1920s.

History

The "Democratic Liberals" were a group within the

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who supported Greece becoming a republic. The group was formed during the campaign period of the 1923 elections where the change from a constitutional monarchy to a republic was the dominant issue. Disagreeing with the party leadership, which advocated changing the constitution in due course after a referendum on the matter, the Democratic Liberals led by sided with the position of the Democratic Union, which called for an immediate change of the constitution before a referendum was held. Running on a joint platform, the Democratic Liberals–Democratic Union alliance won 120 of the 398 seats in parliament.Domna N. Dontas (1977) ''Greece in Transition: Essays in the History of Modern Greece, 1821–1974'', p62 The second group contested the 1926 parliamentary elections, running only in the

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constituency, where they received 29% of the vote and won three of the eight seats allocated to the constituency, which were taken by , Maliakas Lailios and .''Statistique des élections des députés du 7 november 1926''
Ministry of National Economy, pp68–69 The groups did not contest any further elections.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834

References

{{reflist Liberal parties in Greece Liberalism in Greece Coalitions