List of political parties in Greece
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 ostensibly to ensure elections return viable governing majorities.
In the Parliamentary elections held in 2009, five parties entered parliament: New Democracy, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, the Communist Party of Greece, the Coalition of the Radical Left and the Popular Orthodox Rally. In the 2012 elections, seven parties entered the parliament: ND, SYRIZA, PASOK, Independent Greeks, KKE, Golden Dawn, and Democratic Left.
Parties represented in the current Parliament and European Parliament
Minor parties
Defunct parties
Parties during the reign of King Otto (1833–1862)
- English Party
- French Party
- Russian Party
- Party of Radicals in the United States of the Ionian Islands
Parties during the reign of King George I (1863–1913)
- Liberal Party
- Nationalist Party – Komma Ethnikofronon, KE
- Modernist Party – Neoteristikon Komma, ΝΚ
Parties during the reign of King Constantine I - Alexander – George II (1913–1924)
- Freethinkers' Party – Komma Eleftherofronon
- Liberal Party
- People's Party LK – Laiko Komma
Parties during the Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)
- Agrarian Party – Agrotikon Komma AK
- Conservative Democratic Party – Syntiritiko Demokratikon Komma SDK
- Democratic Union – Demokratiki Enosis
- Democratic Socialist Party of Greece – DSK
- Farmers’ and Workers’ Party – Agrotikon kai Ergatikon Komma/Agrotergatiko Komma AEK
- General People's Radical Union – Geniki Laiki Rizospastiki Enosis GLRE
- Liberal Party
- Greek National Socialist Party – Elliniko Ethniko Sosialistiko Komma
- Jewish Political Union – Evraiki Politiki Enosi
- Macedonian Union – Makedoniki Enosi
- National Radical Party – Ethnikon Rizospastikon Komma ERK
- National Unionist Party – Ethnikon Enotikon Komma EEK
- People's Party LK – Laiko Komma
- Progressive Party – Proodeftikon Komma PK
- Refugees' Liberal Party – Fileleftheron Prosfijikon Komma FPK
- Socialist Party of Greece - Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, ΣΚΕ
- Union of Royalists – Enosis Vasilikon
Parties during the restoration of King George II (1936–1946)
- Agrarian Party – Agrotikon Komma AK
- Conservative Democratic Party – Syntiritiko Demokratikon Komma SDK
- Democratic Socialist Party of Greece – DSK
- Democratic Union – Demokratiki Enosis
- Farmers’ and Workers’ Party – Agrotikon kai Ergatikon Komma/Agrotergatiko Komma AEK
- General People's Radical Union – Geniki Laiki Rizospastiki Enosis GLRE
- Liberal Party
- National Party of Greece – Ethnikon Komma Ellados E.K.E.
- National People's Party – Ethniko Laiko Komma E.L.K.
- National Political Union E.P.E. – Ethniki Politiki Enosis, E.P.E.
- National Radical Party – Ethnikon Rizospastikon Komma ERK
- National Unionist Party – Ethnikon Enotikon Komma EEK
- People's Party LK – Laiko Komma
- Progressive Party – Proodeftikon Komma PK
- Reform Party – Metarrythmistikon Komma MK
- Union of Agrarian Parties – Enosis Agrotikon Kommaton EAK
- Union of the Nationally Minded – Enosis Ethnikofronon, ΕΕ
- United Order of Patriot-Thinkers – Inomeni Parataxis Ethnikofronon I.P.E.
Parties during the reigns of Kings Paul and Constantine II (1946–1973)
- 4th of August Party – Κ4Α
- Center Union – Enosi Kentrou, E.K.
- Christian Democracy – Christianikē Dēmokratia
- Communist Party of Greece – KKE Esoterikou
- Democratic Socialist Party of Greece – DSK
- Greek Rally – Ellinikos Synagermos E.S.
- Politically Independent Alignment – Politiki Anexartitos Parataxis PAP
- Left Liberals – Aristeroi Fileleutheroi AF
- Liberal Democratic Center – Filelefthero Dimokratiko Kentro FDK
- Liberal Democratic Union – coalition of Republican and Liberal parties
- Liberal Party
- Movement for Democracy and Socialism –
- National Party of Greece – Ethnikon Komma Ellados E.K.E.
- National Progressive Center Union – Ethniki Proodeutiki Enosi Kentrou EPEK
- National Progressive Party – Dimokratiko Proodeutiko Komma DPK
- National Radical Union – Ethniki Rizospastiki Enosis E.R.E.
- New Party – Neo Komma NK
- Pandemocratic Agrarian Front – Pandimokratikon Agrotikon Metopon
- Party of Christian Democracy
- Party of I. Sofianopoulos – Komma tou I. Sofianopoulou
- Party of Progressive Liberals – Komma ton Prodethikon Fileleutheron
- People's Social Party – Laikon Koinonikon Komma LKK
- Progressive Party – Proodeftikon Komma PK
- Progressive Rural Democratic Union
- Rally of Farmers and Workers – ??
- Socialist Party-Democratic Popular Union – Sosialistiko Komma-Enosi Laikis Dimokratias SK-ELD
- Union of the People's Party
- United Democratic Left
Parties during the Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)
- Center Union - New Forces – Enosi Kentrou-Nees Dynameis
- Democratic Alignment – Dimokratiki Parataxi DP
- Democratic Alliance – Dimokratiki Symmahia DS
- Democratic Renewal – Dimokratiki Ananeosi DIANA
- Democratic Revival – Dimokratiki Anagenissi DA
- Democrat Socialists' Movement – Kinima Demokraton Sostialiston
- Drachmi Greek Democratic Movement Five Stars
- Ecologists Greece – Oikologoi Elladas OE
- Greek Left Eurocommunism, Radicalism, Democratic Socialism
- Hellenic Front – Elliniko Metopo
- Hellenic Women's Political Party – Komma Ellinidon Ginaikon
- Liberal Democratic Union-Socialist Party – ??
- The Liberals – Oi Fileleftheroi
- Movement of Free Citizens – Kinima Eleftheron Politon K.E.P.
- Movement for a United Communist Party of Greece
- National Alignment - Ethniki Parataxis
- National Democratic Union – Ethniki Dimokratiki Enosis
- National Political Union E.P.EN. – Ethniki Politiki Enosis, E.P.EN.
- Organisation of Communists Marxists-Leninists of Greece
- Panathinaikos Movement
- Panhellenic Macedonian Front
- Party of Democratic Socialism – Komma tou Dimokratikou Sosialismou KODISO
- Party of Hellenism – Komma Ellinismou
- Party of New Liberals – Komma ton Neofileftheron KN
- Patriotic Alliance – Patriotiki Symmachia – PATRI.S.
- Peoples Democratic Unity – LDE
- Political Spring – POL.AN
- Popular Union of Bipartisan Social Groups – LEFKO
- Progress and Left Forces Alliance Democratic socialism, Christian socialism, Eurocommunism, Radicalism
- Progressive Party – Proodeftikon Komma PK
- Front Line – Proti Grammi
- Radical Left Front - ME.R.A.
- Radical Movement of Social Democratic Alliance – RIKSSY
- Rainbow
- Republican Union – Dimokratiki Enosis DE
- Revolutionary Communist Party of Greece – Epanastatiko Koumounistiko Komma Ellados-EKKE
- United Democratic Left Democratic socialism, Communism, Pacifism
- United Left Communism, Democratic socialism, Eurocommunism
- United Nationalist Movement – Eniaio Ethnikistiko Kinima ENEK
- United Socialist Alignment of Greece – Eniaia Sosialistiki Parataxi Elladas