Party of New Liberals
Defunct political party in Greece
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The Party of New Liberals (Greek: Κόμμα των Νεοφιλελευθέρων) was a shortly lived liberal political party in Greece.
Party of New Liberals Κόμμα Νεοφιλελευθέρων | |
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| Abbreviation | KNF |
| Founder | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
| Founded | 6 September 1977 |
| Dissolved | 10 May 1978 |
| Merged into | New Democracy |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Social liberalism Centrism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Orange |
The party was founded by Konstantinos Mitsotakis in 1977.[1] It took part in only one election, that of 1977, where it obtained 1.08% of the vote and two seats in the Hellenic Parliament (the other seat being filled by Pavlos Vardinoyannis).[2]
The New Liberals merged into the New Democracy party in 1978. Mitsotakis became New Democracy chairman in 1984 and led a New Democracy government from 1990 to 1993.[1]
