Freethinkers' Party

The Freethinkers' Party (Greek: Κόμμα των Ελευθεροφρόνων) 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]

Freethinker's Party Κόμμα των Ελευθεροφρόνων
Leader	Ioannis Metaxas
Founded	November 1922
Dissolved	4 August 1936
Split from	People's Party
Headquarters	Athens, Greece
Newspaper	Nea Imera
Ideology	Greek nationalism National conservatism Agrarianism Monarchism Metaxism[1]
Political position	Far-right
Religion	Greek Orthodox
International affiliation	None
Colours	Black
Party flag
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The first programmatic declaration of the party was published in the daily Nea Imera on 13 October 1922.

Electoral results

Results 1926–1936 (year links to election page)
Year	Type of Election	Votes	%	Mandates
1926	General	151,660	15.78	52 / 286
1928	General	53,958	5.3	1 / 250
1929	Senate	22,518	2.73	2 / 92
1932	General	18,591	1.59	3 / 254
1933	General	25,758	2.3	6 / 248
1936	General	50,137	3.9	7 / 300

References

1. www.ioannismetaxas.gr/Komma%20Eleftherofronon.pdf
2. http://metaxas-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/6K12.025-%CE%9F-%CE%99%CF%89%CE%B1%CC%81%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B1%CC%81%CF%82-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%B8%CF%85%CC%81%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CE%BB%CE%BF%CC%81%CE%B3%CE%BF-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CC%81%CE%BB%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CC%81%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%86%CF%81%CE%BF%CC%81%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD.jpg
3. Peter Davies, Derek Lynch. The Routledge companion to fascism and the far right. London, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: Routledge, 2002. Pp. 276.
4. Marina Petrakis. The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece. London, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: I. B. Taurus, 2006. Pp. 18.
5. Jürgen Fischer. Balkan strongmen: dictators and authoritarian rulers of South Eastern Europe. London, England, UK: Purdue University Press, 2007. Pp. 181.