LEPEN (political party)

Popular Greek Patriotic Union - L.E.P.E.N
Λαϊκή Ελληνική Πατριωτική Ένωση - Λ.Ε.Π.ΕΝ.
LeaderChristos Rigas[1]
Founded2015
Split fromGolden Dawn
HeadquartersHygeias street, Athens (Greece)[2]
IdeologyFalangism
Greek nationalism
Social conservatism
National conservatism
Anti-Turkish sentiment
Anti-immigration
Hard Euroscepticism
Right-wing populism
Identitarianism
Political positionFar-right[3][4]
ReligionGreek Orthodox Church
National affiliationGreeks for the Fatherland[5]
European affiliationAlliance for Peace and Freedom
Hellenic Parliament
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European Parliament
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Website
http://ellinikipatriotikienosi.blogspot.com/

The Popular Greek Patriotic Union (Greek: Λαϊκή Ελληνική Πατριωτική Ένωση, romanized: Laiki Elliniki Patriotiki Enosi), known more commonly by its acronym, LEPEN (Λ.Ε.Π.ΕΝ.), is a nationalist[6] and far-right political party in Greece.

  1. ^ "ΛΑ'Ι'ΚΗ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΑΤΡΙΩΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ Melpomene Maragkidou (24 August 2016). "Aυτή Είναι η ΛΕΠΕΝ που Θέλει να Πάρει τη Θέση της Χρυσής Αυγής" [It is the LEPEN that wants to take the place of the Golden Dawn] (in Greek). vice.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Are Poland's football ultras really supporting the Women's Strike? | openDemocracy". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Greece's neo-Nazis lost, but the far-right party that won has a dark anti-Semitic past". Haaretz.
  5. ^ Manos (6 December 2022). "Μήνυμα νίκης από το Αγρίνιο". Εθνικό Μέτωπο.
  6. ^ "Λαϊκή Ελληνική Πατριωτική Ένωση: Οι Λ.Ε.Π.ΕΝ της Ελλάδος (Ή η Χρυσή Αυγή αλλιώς)". Tvxs.gr. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.