Radical Left Front
Political party in Greece
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The Radical Left Front (Greek: Μέτωπο Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς (ΜΕΡΑ), Metopo Rizospastikis Aristeras, MERA) was a coalition of political organizations and parties of the anti-capitalist, communist Left in Greece.
Radical Left Front Μέτωπο Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς | |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
| Preceded by | Left Struggle |
| Merged into | Front of the Greek Anticapitalist Left |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-capitalism Eco-socialism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red |
The Radical Left Front was founded in 1999 by New Left Current (NAR), the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece (EKKE), the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party (EEK), Youth of Communist Liberation (NKA), Independent Communist Organization of Serres (AKOS) and independent left activists. In 2004, Alternative Ecologists affiliated itself to the Front. In March 2009 , all components of ME.R.A. except for the E.E.K., together with the components of EN.ANTI.A. and unaffiliated fighters, founded ANT.AR.SY.A. After the formation of ANT.AR.SY.A., ME.RA.A. was destroyed.
Participating parties
The parties that participated in the front were the following:
| Party | Ideology | Leadership | |
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| New Left Current | Marxism–Leninism | central committee | |
| Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece | Maoism | central committee | |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | Trotskyism | central committee | |
| Alternative Ecologists | Eco-socialism | central committee | |
| Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece | Trotskyism | central committee | |
Electoral results
See also
External links
- Greek election results, via the Greek Ministry of Internal Affairs
- (in Greek) Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece website
- (in Greek) Workers Revolutionary Party website
- (in Greek) Youth of Communist Liberation website