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Political party in Greece| Independent Greeks Ανεξάρτητοι Έλληνες | |
|---|---|
| File:IndependentGreeks.jpg | |
| Abbreviation | ANEL |
| Leader | Panos Kammenos |
| Secretary-General | Ioannis Moiras |
| Spokesperson | Terence Quick |
| Founded | 24 February 2012 (2012-02-24) |
| Split from | New Democracy |
| Headquarters | 196, Syngrou Ave. 176 71 Athens |
| Ideology | Patriotism, Populism, Euro-sceptisism, National Conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing Radical Right |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Colours | Blue, Red |
| Slogan | We are many – We are independent – We are Greeks |
| Parliament | 12 / 300 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Regions | 109 / 703 |
| Website | |
| http://anexartitoiellines.gr | |
The Independent Greeks (Template:Lang-el, Anexartitoi Ellines or ANEL) are a Greek rightist anti-austerity political party with representation in the Hellenic Parliament.
Foundation
The party was created by Panos Kammenos, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the conservative New Democracy party on 24 February 2012. Kammenos had been expelled from the New Democracy parliamentary group after voting against Lucas Papademos' coalition government in a vote of confidence. The founding declaration was presented on March 11.
The party has been joined by ten former New Democracy deputies, namely Elena Koundoura, el, el, el, Spyros Galinos, el, el, Panagiotis Melas and el
The minor left-wing anti-bailout Panhellenic Citizen Chariot party also reached an election cooperation agreement with the Independent Greeks on 17 April 2012.
Policies
Independent Greeks claim not to have any links with New Democracy. In terms of society, they stand in opposition to immigration and multiculturalism, supporting the banning of squats and the development of a Christian Orthodox oriented education system. Economically, the party is focused on the rejection of the loan agreement between Greece, the EU and the International Monetary Fund. Kammenos calls for a committee standing above political parties and endowed with emergency powers and authorities to clear up the events that led into Greece's economic crisis. He proclaimed a "national awakening and uprising", and supposed that Greece had fallen victim to an "international conspiracy".
The party campaigns for lifting the immunity of ministers, parliamentarians, and officials against prosecution and to make accountable those who bear the blame for the crisis. It calls for the protection of national sovereignty, for German war reparations (for the invasion and occupation of Greece in the Second World War), for cancelling the memorandum which it deems illegal, and for building Greece anew.
The party has announced that they will start working to create a patriotic Democratic Front, the aim of which would be to save "Greece from the neo-liberal avalanche."
Representation
Before the election in May 2012, the party had 11 MPs, in the pre-2012 parliament – 10 defectors from New Democracy and one from Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
The party gained 33 MPs in the parliamentary election in May 2012. In the snap election in June of the same year, their number of representatives declined to 20.
Electoral results
Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 (May) | 671,324 | 10.6 (#4) | 33 / 300 | ||
| 2012 (Jun) | 462,406 | 7.5 (#4) | 20 / 300 |  13
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European Parliament
| Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 197,701 | 3.5 (#7) | 1 / 21 |  0
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References
- "Kammenos attracts another New Democracy breakaway", Athens News, 20 March 2012
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ekathimerini03_15was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Granitsas, Alkman (4 March 2012), "Dallara Says Debt Swap Is on Track", The Wall Street Journal
- Pappas, Takis. "Mapping Greece's forthcoming elections". opendemocracy.net. openDemocracy.
- The counselors of the Regions.
- ^ "Ousted New Democracy MP starts own party", Ekathimerini, 24 February 2012
- ^ "Kammenos introduces Independent Greeks", Athens News, 11 March 2012
- "Ten former ND MPs move with Kammenos", Capital, 14 March 2012
- http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_03/05/2012_440466
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLQRiyN_oLo
- http://anexartitoiellines.gr/parl_press_more.php?post_id=433
- http://anexartitoiellines.gr/post.php?post_id=4220
- http://anexartitoiellines.gr/files/parousiasi.pdf
- http://www.grreporter.info/en/independent_greeks_respond_scenarios_collapse_party_founding_congress/8461