Progressive Party ({{langx, el, Κόμμα Προοδευτικών, ''Komma Proodeftikon'') is a former

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founded in 1954 by

Spyros Markezinis Spyridon "Spyros" Markezinis (or Markesinis; ; 22 April 1909 – 4 January 2000) was a Greek politician, longtime member of the Hellenic Parliament, and briefly the Prime Minister of Greece during the aborted attempt at metapolitefsi (democrati ...

. The party was formed after Spyros Markezinis broke away from the

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History

Progressive Party gained 2.2% in the National Elections of 1956 earning no seats in the Parliament. It participated in the National Elections of 1958 as a part of a coalition called ''Democratic and Progressive Agricultural Union'', earning two seats. In the National Elections of 1961, Progressive Party participated with

Centre Union The Centre Union () was a major centrist political party in Greece, created in 1961 by Georgios Papandreou.Clogg, 1987, pp. 39–40 History The Centre Union was a political party in Greece in the 1960s which held office from 1963 to 1965 and wa ...

earning fourteen seats. It gained 3.7% in the National Elections of 1963 and earned two seats. Its last appearance before the dictatorship was in the National Elections of 1964, participated with

National Radical Union The National Radical Union ( (ΕΡΕ), (ERE)) was a Greek political party formed in 1956 by Konstantinos Karamanlis, mostly out of the Greek Rally party. History ERE was a conservative, right-wing party, which also had some prominent centris ...

earning eight seats. In the years of the

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, the leader of the party, Spyros Markezinis, became

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during the attempt at democratization of the Greek military regime in 1973. Spyros Markezinis reestablished the party in 1979 and participated in the National Elections of 1981, where it gained 1.7%. It also participated in the elections for the European Parliament in 1981, earning one seat in the

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. Finally, the party gained 0.2% in the elections for the European Parliament in 1984 and it was dissolved shortly after. Liberal parties in Greece Defunct political parties in Greece Formerly banned political parties 1950s in Greek politics 1960s in Greek politics 1970s in Greek politics 1980s in Greek politics Political parties established in 1954 1954 establishments in Greece Political parties disestablished in 1984