Freethinker's Party | |
Native Name: | Κόμμα των Ελευθεροφρόνων |
Leader: | Ioannis Metaxas |
Foundation: | November 1922 |
Dissolution: | 4 August 1936 |
Headquarters: | Athens |
Newspaper: | Nea Imera |
Split: | People's Party |
Position: | Far-right |
Religion: | Greek Orthodox |
Colours: | Black, white, blue |
Flag: | [1] [2] |
Country: | Greece |
The Freethinkers' Party or Free Opinion Party was a Greek nationalist and monarchist party founded and led by Ioannis Metaxas who was the Prime Minister and dictator of Greece from 1936 to 1941.[3] It was formally founded in November 1922 after the adoption of the party's manifesto that was unveiled on 13 October 1922.[4] Metaxas had the party and all other parties dissolved following the establishment of the 4th of August Regime, in which he ruled as an official independent.[5]
The first programmatic declaration of the party was published in the daily Nea Imera on 13 October 1922.
Election | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1926 | 151,660 | 15.78 | ||
1928 | 53,958 | 5.3 | ||
1932 | 18,591 | 1.59 | ||
1933 | 25,758 | 2.3 | ||
1936 | 50,137 | 3.9 |