Venizelism

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Venizelism is a Greek political ideology centered on the liberal, pro-Western, and reformist principles associated with statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, emphasizing parliamentary democracy, modernization, and national expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek political ideology
political ideology
associatedConcept constitutionalism
national integration
secularization of the state
state-building
associatedWith Eleftherios Venizelos NERFINISHED
Liberal Party of Greece NERFINISHED
corePrinciple modernization of the Greek state
national expansion of Greece
parliamentary democracy
country Greece
domesticPolicyGoal administrative reform
economic modernization
educational reform
electoralStrategy coalition-building among liberal and republican forces
foreignPolicyStance alignment with Western powers
support for the Entente in World War I
governanceModel strong parliamentary institutions
hasLanguage Greek
historicalPeriod early 20th century
ideologicalFoundation liberalism
ideologicalOrientation pro-Western
reformist
influencedBy European liberalism NERFINISHED
legacy influenced later Greek centrist and liberal parties
namedAfter Eleftherios Venizelos NERFINISHED
nationalQuestionStance support for the Megali Idea
opposedBy anti-Venizelist movement
royalist camp in Greece
politicalTradition Venizelist camp
position centre to centre-left
regionOfInfluence Crete NERFINISHED
mainland Greece NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Asia Minor Campaign NERFINISHED
National Schism in Greece NERFINISHED
supportBase parts of the military officer corps
urban middle classes
timeOfProminence 1910s
1920s
1930s
viewOnInternationalRelations support for participation in international organizations
viewOnMonarchy anti-absolutist
often in conflict with the Greek monarchy

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Greek Resistance ideology Venizelism