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Greece

New Democracy

Liberal conservatism

Logo of New Democracy.

Greece’s main centre-right party, founded after the fall of the military junta. Campaigns on tax reduction, investment attraction and firm border enforcement.

Founded
1974
Positions as of
2023 parliamentary election programme
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Campaigns on reduction of income and property taxes, privatisation and digitalisation of public administration.

  • Tradition and change

    Legislated same-sex civil marriage in 2024 against opposition from within its own base and the Orthodox Church.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

76

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

74

Evidence: Well documented

Personal liberty

48

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

42

Evidence: Documented

Nation and the world

68

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

62

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

58

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

45

Evidence: Documented

Crime and punishment

25

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Programme for Government · New Democracy · 2023
  • Party Charter · New Democracy

Logo: New Democracy Logo 2018.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons. Registered trademark of its owner.