Download or read book Making Party Democracy in Greece written by T. Pappas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the formative 1974-1981 years, the central theme of this book is the building of democracy in contemporary Greece and the role played in it by the newly-emergent political parties. Although all main parties are examined according to their importance, attention is chiefly given to conservative New Democracy which, led for the greatest part by charismatic Karamanlis, held office during these years of democratic transition. This study also offers a systematic analysis of today's political system in Greece, its strengths and deficiencies, and its prospects for the future.