Patriotic Front (Cyprus)

The Patriotic Front (Greek: Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο) was a political party in Cyprus led by Glafcos Clerides.^[1]

Patriotic Front Πατριωτικό Μέτωπο
Leader	Glafcos Clerides
Founded	1959
Dissolved	1969
Preceded by	United Democratic Reconstruction Front
Succeeded by	Eniaion Progressive Front Progressive Party Democratic National Party Movement for Social Democracy
Headquarters	Nicosia, Cyprus
Ideology	Enosis Nationalism Conservatism
Politics of Cyprus Political parties Elections

History

The party was formed in 1959 as a replacement for the United Democratic Reconstruction Front by a loose coalition of supporters of Makarios III,^[2][3][4] including the district leaders of EOKA.^[5]

The Front won the pre-independence elections in 1960, taking 30 of the 35 seats reserved for Greek Cypriots.^[6] However, the party was dissolved in the late 1960s, breaking into several factions, including Eniaion,^[4] the Progressive Front, the Progressive Party and the Democratic National Party.

Ideology

The party was initially a personal party for Makarios III, but later evolved into a conservative and nationalist party.^[5]