Venizelism

Venizelism is a nationalist, culturally centrist and economically center left ideology, based on the policies of Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. It belives in larger welfare programmes, land reform and free education. It is also  and believes in greater protection of the common people, but it is also very   and supports the  Megali idea.

History
The story of Venizelism starts with the cretan revolution of 1896 against the Ottoman empire where young polititian Eleftherios Venizelos became the minister of justice. He became even more distinguished in the next Cretan revolution in 1905 where he and some other revolutionaries declares unification with Greece, but they failed in achieving their main goal. Venizelos would again enter the political the political stage in 1910 where he would be invited by  to take over, but he refused to do so, without an election first, which he won in a landslide and would spend the next few years implementing reforms. The next important even would be the Balkan wars where he would take over the northern and western Aegean, Epirus, Macedonia and his homeland of Crete. In the great war he would be kicked from the government by the king, because he wanted Greece to join the war, but he would create his own government in Thessaloniki and join the war for the Entante. After the war, he would argue for the completion of the Megali idea but he refused to start the war without an election first, which he would go on to lose even when he won a majority of the popular vote. He would take over again after the war, where his main issue would be to help the Pontic Greek refugees.

How to Draw
The ensign of the flag is based on the Greek Republican flag. The anchor decal came from the offical emblem of the Greek Liberal Party.

Venizelism_flag.svg


 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Fill it with blue,
 * 3) Draw a white cross,
 * 4) Draw a black anchor in the centre,
 * 5) Add the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:WelfChauvin.png]] - My more extreme brother.
 * [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] - The only good form of government.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] - The best economic system.
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] - Am I seeing double?
 * [[File:Pop.png]] - We must fight for the common people!
 * [[File:Gaullismicon2.png]] - My french friend.
 * [[File:Yellsoc.png]] - Another french patriot that I like but calm down with your reactionary tendencies.
 * [[File:Nalib.png]] - I'm him but leftist.
 * [[File:Onenatcon.png]] - Tory pal.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Metaxi.png]] - You might have been a [[File:Monarch.png]], but atleast you stood up for Greece.
 * [[File:Strato.png]] - Thanks for getting me into power, but can you chill?
 * [[File:Kemal.png]] - I fucking HATE you for what you did to my people during the Greco-Turkish war. But we then got along well and are chill since then. I won’t forget what you have done and I still want to take your land.
 * [[File:Kraut.png]] - Ok but you were cooler in your skeptic era.

Enemies

 * [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] - We must liberate our people from your oppresion!
 * [[File:Monarch.png]] - Our loss in the war is your fault.
 * [[File:ML.png]] - Communist scum!
 * [[File:Islamfash.png]] - Stop killing Greeks!
 * [[File:Synd.png]], [[File:Awaj.png]] & [[File:Bolshevism ball.png]]  - Idionymon!

Wikipedia

 * Venizelism
 * Liberal Party (Greece)
 * Eleftherios Venizelos
 * Idionymon
 * Centre Union
 * Nikitas Venizelos
 * Liberal Party
 * Liberalism in Greece