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United Left

Ενωμένη Αριστερά
*Enomeni Aristera*
United Left Ενωμένη Αριστερά ; Enomeni Aristera
Leader	Ilias Iliou
Founded	1974
Dissolved	1977
Succeeded by	Progress and Left Forces Alliance
Ideology	Democratic socialism Factions: Marxism-Leninism; Eurocommunism;
Political position	Left-wing
	Politics of Greece; Political parties; Elections;

The United Left (Greek: Ενωμένη Αριστερά Enomeni Aristera, EA) was an electoral union formed between the Communist Party of Greece, Communist Party of Greece (Interior) and the United Democratic Left (EDA) to contest the in 17 November 1974 Greek legislative election. The UL took 9.47% of the vote and won eight seats.^[1]^[2]

Election results edit

Election	Hellenic Parliament					Rank	Government	Leader
Election	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−	Rank	Government	Leader	% of seats
1974	464,787	9.5%	New	8 / 300	8	#4	Opposition	Ilias Iliou	2.7%

^ Pappas, Takis S. (1998), "Parties and Elections, 1974–81", Making Party Democracy in Greece, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 57–68, doi:10.1057/9780333983614_3, ISBN 978-1-349-40434-6, retrieved 2024-04-02
^ Mouzelis, Nicos (1978-04-01). "The Greek Elections and the Rise of PASOK" (PDF). New Left Review (I/108): 59–74.