The Patriotic Front () was a political party in Cyprus led by Glafcos Clerides.Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p121
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,The Outlook for Cyprus CIA, p3Yitzhak Oron Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960 The Moshe Dayan Centre, p225Political parties Library of Congress Country Studies including the district leaders of EOKA.Marshall William Conley (1967) Political Community and Social Conflict: Cyprus
The Front won the pre-independence elections in 1960, taking 30 of the 35 seats reserved for Greek Cypriots.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p444 However, the party was dissolved in the late 1960s, breaking into several factions, including Eniaion, 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.
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