The Progressive Front was a right-wing political party in Cyprus .
4-680: The party was established in 1970 as a split from the Patriotic Front , with support from the right-wing PEK farmers union and the SEK labour union. Shortly after its formation the Front absorbed the Progressive Party established by Nikos Sampson . In the 1970 parliamentary elections the Front won seven of the 35 seats in the House of Representatives . It drew much of its support from the agricultural community on
8-439: The island. Following the 1974 coup and subsequent Turkish invasion , the party collapsed due to some of its members having supported the coup, including Nikos Sampson who had been installed as President after the coup. In the lead-up to the 1976 parliamentary elections , the Front's leading members united with members of Eniaion to form the new Democratic Rally party. The party was officially dissolved in 1976. The party
12-485: Was formed in 1959 as a replacement for the United Democratic Reconstruction Front by a loose coalition of supporters of Makarios III , including the district leaders of EOKA . The Front won the pre-independence elections in 1960, taking 30 of the 35 seats reserved for Greek Cypriots . However, the party was dissolved in the late 1960s, breaking into several factions, including Eniaion ,
16-463: Was in favour of a closer relationship with Greece, although it stated that this should be as a result of self-determination of the people. This article about a Cypriot political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Patriotic Front (Cyprus) The Patriotic Front ( Greek : Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο ) was a political party in Cyprus led by Glafcos Clerides . The party
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