Independent Greeks

Anexartiti Ellines (abbreviation: Anel, Greek Ανεξάρτητοι Έλληνες, abbreviation ΑΝΕΛ, German: , Independent Greeks ') refers to a Greek right-wing populist party. It was founded on 24 February 2012 by the members of parliament Panos Kammenos, a former member of the New Democracy party. The party opposes the imposed collectively under the pressure of financial crisis austerity policy.

Kammenos, a former deputy minister, had been excluded from the Group of the New Democracy party after he voted in a vote of confidence against the coalition government of Prime Minister Loukas Papademos. The founding declaration was presented by Kammenos on March 11, 2012 in the village of Distomo, where a massacre had been committed in 1944 by the German Waffen-SS. Kammenos appeals to anti -German sentiment. He claims that Greece was occupied by the EU and the banks and the new loan agreement was unconstitutional. He wants to repay the Greek debt only 110 billion euros. Kammenos calls for a bipartisan committee to clarify equipped with emergency powers, such as Greece was led to the economic crisis. He proclaimed a "national awakening and getting up " and suggested that Greece an "international conspiracy " had fallen victim to.

Anel is committed to lifting the immunity of ministers, parliamentarians and officials from prosecution and for the punishment of those who bear the blame for the crisis. It calls for the protection of national sovereignty, German reparations, the termination of her as " illegal" designated " Memorandum " ( the agreements with the EU, IMF and ECB austerity and reform requirements as a condition for debt -section) and the construction of a new Greece.

The party joined ten former Nea - Democracy MPs.

Anel closed on 17 April 2012, a coalition with the smaller party Panellinio Arma Politon. In surveys, the Alliance reached up to eleven percent.

In the parliamentary election on 6 May 2012, the party won 10.6% of the vote and went with 33 deputies to the Greek Parliament. In the recent election on 17 June 2012, it reached 7.5 % and remained with 20 seats fourth largest group.

Results in parliamentary elections

Greek Interior ( 2012 election (May & June) )