The Radical Left Front (Greek: Μέτωπο Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς (ΜΕΡΑ), Metopo Rizospastikis Aristeras, MERA) was a coalition of political organizations and parties of the anti-capitalist, communist Left in Greece.

Radical Left Front
Μέτωπο Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς
Founded1999
Dissolved2009
Preceded byLeft Struggle
Merged intoFront of the Greek Anticapitalist Left
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-capitalism
Eco-socialism
Political positionFar-left
ColoursRed

The Radical Left Front was founded in 1999 by New Left Current (NAR), the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece (EKKE), the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party (EEK), Youth of Communist Liberation (NKA), Independent Communist Organization of Serres (AKOS) and independent left activists. In 2004, Alternative Ecologists affiliated itself to the Front.In March 2009 , all components of ME.R.A. except for the E.E.K., together with the components of EN.ANTI.A. and unaffiliated fighters, founded ANT.AR.SY.A. After the formation of ANT.AR.SY.A., ME.RA.A. was destroyed.

Electoral results

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Results since 1999
(year links to election page)
Year Type of Election Votes % Mandates
1999 European Parliament 10,930 0.17%
2000 Parliament 8,132 0.12%
2004 Parliament 11,261 0.15%
2004 European Parliament 13,387 0.22%
2007 Parliament 11,859 0.17%

See also

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