List of political parties in Greece
Name Acronym Leader or Chairman People 's Representatives Remarks Ideology Political Position National Affiliation International affiliation European Affiliation European Parliament Group
New Democracy Νέα Δημοκρατία ND Kyriakos Mitsotakis , president Centre-right , Current government Parliament : 158 / 300 MEP : 8 / 21 Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism Centre-right None International Democratic Union Centrist Democrat International European People 's Party EPP Group 221 / 751
Coalition of the Radical Left Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras , president Left-wing opposition Parliament : 86 / 300 MEP : 6 / 21 Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Social democracy Eco-socialism Alter-globalisation Secularism Soft Euroscepticism Anti-capitalism Economic nationalism Left-wing ( big tent ) None None Party of the European Left GUE/NGL 52 / 751
Movement for Change Κίνημα Αλλαγής KINAL Fofi Gennimata , president Centre-left opposition Parliament : 22 / 300 MEP : 2 / 21 Social democracy Pro-Europeanism Social liberalism Democratic socialism Centre-left None Socialist International Progressive Alliance Party of European Socialists S & D 191 / 751
Communist Party of Greece Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας KKE Dimitris Koutsoumpas , general secretary Far-left opposition Parliament : 15 / 300 MEP : 2 / 21 Communism Marxism-Leninism Far-left None IMCWP Initiative of Communist and Workers ' Parties Non-Inscrits
Greek Solution Ελληνική Λύση EL Kyriakos Velopoulos , president Right-wing opposition Parliament : 10 / 300 MEP : 1 / 21 National conservatism Social Conservatism Euroscepticism Right-wing populism Greek nationalism Right-wing None None European Conservatives and Reformists ECR 62 / 751
MeRA25 ΜέΡΑ25 MERA Yanis Varoufakis , general secretary Left-wing opposition Parliament : 9 / 300 MEP : 0 / 21 Democratic Socialism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism Left-wing None Progressive International DiEM25 No seats
Golden Dawn Λαϊκός Σύνδεσμος - Χρυσή Αυγή XA Nikolaos Michaloliakos , general secretary Far-right opposition Parliament : 0 / 300 MEP : 2 / 21 Ultranationalism Neo-Nazism Metaxism Hard Euroscepticism Anti-globalization Far-right None ELAM None Non-Inscrits
Parties represented in the current Parliament and European Parliament
Prior to the 2012 elections the characteristic Greek political system was a two-party system. The historically dominant parties have been New Democracy and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. Under the electoral system a party needs to surpass a 3% threshold in the popular vote in order to enter parliament. The largest party gets a 50-seat bonus (out of 300 seats) ostensibly to ensure elections return viable governing majorities. In the Parliamentary elections held in 2009, five parties entered parliament: New Democracy (ND), the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) and the Popular Orthodox Rally (LA.O.S.). In the 2012 elections, seven parties entered the parliament: ND, SYRIZA, PASOK, Independent Greeks (ANEL), KKE, Golden Dawn, and Democratic Left (DIMAR).