New Right (Greece)

New Right Νέα Δεξιά (Nea Dexia)
President	Failos Kranidiotis
Vice President	Alkiviadis Kefalas
Secretary General	Christos Christidis
Founded	13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Dissolved	2023
Split from	New Democracy
Headquarters	3-5 Apollonos Str., GR 105 57 Athens, Attiki
Ideology	National conservatism[1]
Political position	Far-right[2]
Colours	Blue   Crimson
Parliament	0 / 300
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regions	0 / 703
Website
neadexia.gr
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The New Right (Greek: Νέα Δεξιά, Nea Dexia) was a national conservative^[1] and far-right^[2][3] political party in Greece. The party was formed in May 2016 by Failos Kranidiotis, a lawyer and former advisor to former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, after Kranidiotis was ousted from the New Democracy party.^[2][4]

History

Failos Kranidiotis, a lawyer and former advisor to ex-Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, founded the new party in May 2016, shortly after he was ousted from the conservative New Democracy party, by leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis over controversial online comments.^[2]

In June 2016, Kranidiotis announced the party's National Council (presidium).^[5][6]

In May 2022, the party announced a new coalition formed with Recreate Greece, and named National Creation.

The New Right was a member of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom from 2018 to 2023.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Election results

Hellenic Parliament

Election	Hellenic Parliament					Rank	Government	Leader
	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−
May 2023[a]	48,087	0.81%	New	0 / 300	±0	#10	Extra-parliamentary	Failos Kranidiotis

1. Run as part of the National Creation coalition.

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−	Rank	Leader
2019	37,512	0.66%	New	0 / 21		#19	Failos Kranidiotis

References

1. "Νέα Δεξιά, το κόμμα του Φ. Κρανιδιώτη". Kathimerini (in Greek). 14 May 2016.
2. "Ex-aide to former PM forms far-right party". Kathimerini. May 13, 2016.
3. Ellis, Tom. "The next government, the center and the far-right | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
4. "Νέα Δεξιά, το κόμμα του Φ. Κρανιδιώτη, του Γιώργου Π. Τερζή". Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-06-07.
5. "Επίσημη πρώτη για τη Νέα Δεξιά του Φαήλου Κρανιδιώτη | in.gr". in.gr (in Greek). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
6. "Οι πονοκέφαλοι της Νέας Δημοκρατίας - Αρχική". Αρχική. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
7. "Κίνημα για μία Ευρώπη των Εθνών & της Ελευθερίας | ΝΕΑ ΔΕΞΙΑ - ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΜΑ". ΝΕΑ ΔΕΞΙΑ - ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΜΑ (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
8. "Fête des Nations du MENL le mardi 1er mai 2018 à l'Acropolis à Nice". Fête des Nations (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
9. "Populist plan for 2019 election puts EU in crosshairs". POLITICO. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
10. "Grandiose journée du premier Mai à Nice : la fête des nations résistantes, avec Marine". Résistance Républicaine (in French). 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-06-12.

External links

• Official website