Progressive Party (Greece)

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Progressive Party (Greek: Κόμμα Προοδευτικών, Komma Proodeftikon) was a Greek conservative party founded in 1954 by Spyros Markezinis after he split from the Greek Rally. It leaned toward national conservatism and national liberalism, occupying the right of the political spectrum.

Election history:
- 1956: 2.2% of the vote, no seats.
- 1958: as part of the Democratic and Progressive Agricultural Union coalition, 2 seats.
- 1961: with Centre Union, 14 seats.
- 1963: 3.7% of the vote, 2 seats.
- 1964: with National Radical Union, 8 seats.

During the 1967–1974 dictatorship, Spyros Markezinis became prime minister briefly in 1973 in a bid to democratize the regime.

The party was reestablished in 1979 and contested:
- 1981 national elections: 1.7% of the vote.
- 1981 European Parliament elections: 1 seat.

In 1984, it won 0.2% in the European Parliament elections and was dissolved shortly afterward.