Greek Solution
Greek Solution Ελληνική Λύση Ellinikí Lýsi | |
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| President | Kyriakos Velopoulos |
| Vice President | Vasilis Viliardos |
| Press Secretary | Evaggelos Fanidis |
| Founder | Kyriakos Velopoulos |
| Founded | 28 June 2016 |
| Split from | Popular Orthodox Rally |
| Headquarters | Ippokratous 10-12, Athens |
| Youth wing | Greek Solution Youth |
| Ideology | National conservatism Social conservatism Euroscepticism[1] Right-wing populism[2] Christian nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing[3] |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists[4] |
| Colours | Light blue |
| Parliament | 10 / 300 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Website | |
| elliniki-lisi | |
The Greek Solution (Template:Lang-el, Elliniki Lisi), is a political party in Greece founded by former MP Kyriakos Velopoulos. It is considered by analysts and journalists to be on the right of the Greek political scene.[5][3] The party garnered 4.18% of the vote in the 2019 European Parliament election in Greece, and has since been represented in the European Parliament.[6]
History
The party was officially founded on 28 June 2016 by former Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) member and journalist, Kyriakos Velopoulos. It had previously been announced that a new party was to be founded by him.[7] A formal presentation of the new party took place on 7 October 2016 at an event in the Peace and Friendship Stadium.[8]
In the 2019 European Parliament election on 26 May 2019, the party won 4.2% of the vote, electing a single MEP who sits with the European Conservatives and Reformists group.
Ideology and policies
According to the party's website, Greek Solution plans to primarily invest in the primary sector of the economy[9] and geostrategy.[10] The party opposes the Prespa agreement and the usage of the word "Macedonia" in the name of the neighbouring Republic of North Macedonia. Greek Solution is in favour of the proclamation of an EEZ and exploitation of the mineral wealth of Greece for heavy industry. It also supports the restructuring of the educational and health system.[11] Greek Solution supports positions that are favorable to the Greek Orthodox Church.[12]
Greek Solution wants friendly relations with China and Russia, and has been accused of advocating for pro-Russian policy positions.[3][10] Spokesman Vangelis Fanidis clarified the positions of Greek Solution, stating that: "We go with Greece's interest wherever that lies - Russia, America, China. We go logically towards Christian Russia, but it's not a sure thing given Russia's current alliance with Turkey."[13]
Election results
Hellenic Parliament
| Election | Hellenic Parliament | Rank | Government | Leader | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| 2019 | 208,805 | 3.7% | New | 10 / 300
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 10
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#5 | Opposition | Kyriakos Velopoulos |
European Parliament
| European Parliament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | Rank | Leader |
| 2019[14] | 236,349 | 4.18% | New | 1 / 21
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1
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#6 | Kyriakos Velopoulos |
References
- ^ "Έρχεται το νέο "ρωσικό κόμμα" με το όνομα "Ελληνική Λύση", αναφέρει το γερμανικό Stern". 4 November 2016.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ a b c "After defeat, Greek PM calls for snap elections | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
pro-Russian right-wing party Greek Solution with 4.04 percent.
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- ^ Michalopoulos, Sarantis (26 May 2019). "Tsipras calls snap elections after major electoral defeat". euractiv.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
Newly established right-wing Greek Solution
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Nationale Ergebnisse Griechenland| Wahlergebnisse 2019 | 2019 Ergebnisse der Europawahl 2019 | Europäisches Parlament". https://europawahlergebnis.eu/ (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
ΕΛ/EL - Ελληνική Λύση / Greek Solution 4.18
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); External link in|website= - ^ "Ο Βελόπουλος ανακοίνωσε τη δημιουργία δεξιού φιλορωσικού κόμματος στην Ελλάδα". TheCaller.Gr (in Greek). 17 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Την "Ελληνική Λύση" θα παρουσιάσει ο Βελόπουλος στο ΣΕΦ". Newpost.gr. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Ελληνική λύση μέσω γεωργίας". www.eleftheria.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b Real.gr. "Ο Βελόπουλος για την "Ελληνική Λύση": Η Δύση μας αδειάζει σε πολλά επίπεδα". Real.gr. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Ελληνική Λύση". Ελληνική Λύση (in Greek). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Θα μας σώσει ο Βελόπουλος; | Κώστας Γιαννακίδης". Protagon.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Kyriakos Velopoulos: From TV salesman to European Parliament". www.aljazeera.com. 1 June 2019.
Velopoulos's spokesman, Vangelis Fanidis, denies this. "We go with Greece's interest wherever that lies - Russia, America, China. We go logically towards Christian Russia, but it's not a sure thing given Russia's current alliance with Turkey," he told Al Jazeera.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΛΥΣΗ - ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΣ ΒΕΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ | Ευρωεκλογές – Μάιος 2019". ekloges.ypes.gr. Retrieved 28 May 2019.