Parataxis (politics)


Parataxis is a term used in the politics of Greece to refer to a political family or partisan camp grouped around a certain major idea.
This term is often used in the names of political coalitions and alliances, such as Parataxis Agroton kai Ergazomenon, Politiki Anexartitos Parataxis, Parataxis Kentrou, Ethniki Parataxis, Inomeni Parataxis Ethnikofronon, Dimokratiki Parataxis.
Constantine Karamanlis, in his proclamation on the foundation of his party New Democracy and later preferred describe it as parataxis, to put a distance from his pre-coup party Ethniki Rizospastiki Enosis and to hint a broader participation.