Progress and Left Forces Alliance (

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: Συμμαχία Προοδευτικών και Αριστερών Δυνάμεων, ''Symmachia'') was a coalition of

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parties in

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History

The alliance was formed in November 1977 as a coalition of the

United Democratic Left The United Democratic Left (, ''Eniéa Dimokratikí Aristerá'' (EDA)) was a left-wing political party in Greece, active mostly before the Greek military junta of 1967–74. Foundation The party was founded in July 1951 by prominent center-l ...

, the

Communist Party of Greece (Interior) The Communist Party of Greece, Interior (), usually abbreviated as KKE Interior (Greek: ''ΚΚΕ Εσωτερικού''), was a Eurocommunist party existing between 1968 and 1987 in Greece. The party was formed after the Communist Party of Greece ...

, Socialist March,

Socialist Initiative Socialist Initiative ( el, Σοσιαλιστική Πρωτοβουλία, ''Sosialistiki Protovoulia'') was a Greek short-lived political party founded in 1976 by former members of Centre Union – New Forces, such as and Dimitris Tsatsos ...

and

Christian Democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p538 The party won two seats in the November 1977 elections, taken by

Ilias Iliou Ilias Iliou (, also transliterated as ''Ēlías Ēlioú''; May 1904 – 25 January 1985) was a Greek lawyer and politician, member of the Greek Parliament and leader of the United Democratic Left (EDA). He was also a distinguished writer and j ...

and Leonidas Kyrkos, who represented the United Democratic Left and the Communist Party. Although not formally disbanded, the alliance ceased to exist by mid-1978.

References

{{reflist Defunct political party alliances in Greece Defunct socialist parties in Greece 1977 establishments in Greece Political parties established in 1977 United fronts United Democratic Left