NEW MARKEZINIS PARTY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000400360010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 21, 1947
• Content Type: IR

CEN1TR L INTELLIGENCE GROUP
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COUNTRY Greece
SUBJECT Nev al kc nis ?arty
ORIGIN
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3.. The forma''ism of tie important New )Qartcesinis Party by Senator Spyz oe
htarkesirti#a was don.3 with the "blessing" of King George and under the
guidance of Pipiml.ia, one of the King's advisers. The party now
controls 25 votes in PariiamwA, and there is a strong possibility that
the follorers of PhLUip Drags mis and Stephen Stephsnoponlos will merge
with the new perty.
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the he rw pprUclai ed .t3 disapproval of the policies of the "Popular Party"
party now stsxx.e s e an o 4+4 f
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ce Which can act as an effective
Sever in the psi on ep
i t~'? ca arena. The object of its creation was and is to
jei eaerve a right--~.rrg political group.
The principal, importance: of the party at this time is that it can clam
that the Liberal Pity of Themistocles Sophoulis is not the only opposition
in PaD1i.aeP :rtt . Since seven of the eight parties hereto"o
in Parlia a nt participated -+ntsd
in the gre~ent
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cQ 2-10n gover-.mot, Sophoulis coula
noxaal
ctsiiz~ the aunt of the collapse of the present govermaer~t_that
he alone win entitled to form a new government. But now,, regardless
of jxur rlcal. repres^ntation, the existence of the New garkesinis Party con=
atitutes a wedge fo the pre$(.1rvation of right-wing interests, particularly
those sporetori rto a]. interests.
One of the princip&?. followers of Markezinis is Senator Andrew Stratos who is
close4, related to George Stratos,provdne in Greek cabinet circles.
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