GREECE. There has never been in Greece a division of the voting population into great parties on great political issues, but in modern Greece, as in ancient Greece, the grouping has been rather that of factional followers of some strong political leader. In the frequent change of its ministries Greece bears a striking resem blance to France and Italy, and, as in those countries, the change has very seldom meant a revolution in policy. For the greater part of the decade 1880-90 the so-called parties grouped themselves around two leaders. Tricoupis and Delyannis from whom were derived the names Tricoupists and Delyannists. In the general elec tion of 1890 part of the Delyannists—then the opposition party—broke away from their former political associates, and under the leadership of M. Ralli formed a new party organization known as the Neo-Hellenic or Young Greek Party. M. Tricoupi died in 1896, and the leadership of his faction fell to M. Theotokis. His followers, called both Tricoupists and Theotokists, repre sent the more conservative tendency in Greek politics. In 1901 a new political group formed about M. Zaimis. who became Premier in that year. The parliamentary strength of the three factions in 1902 was given as: Delyannists, 82; Theotokists, 75: and Zaimists. 46.
HuxnAny. Hungary presents the interesting example of a country with a parliamentary form of government in which a single political party has retained uninterrupted control for upward of thirty-five years. This party is the Liberal Party—the party of Francis De:1k and KoInman Tisza, whose able leadership has been a strong factor in its continued success. During the rule
of the party of DeSk, which began with the sue eessful passage of the .tusg/•ick of 1867 and lasted until 1875. the opposition consisted of a party of radical Magyars who refused to accept the compromise, but who were in all other re spects Liberals, and of a small group of Ruma nians and Slays whose opposition was racial.
After withdrawal from piddle life in 1y15 this radical :Magyar party, under Tisza. who became Prot ier, united with l)ehk's fol lowers to form the Liberal Party of to-day, which has since colitinued in control. The Premier ship of Tisza himself lasted from 1875 to 1890. During this period the principal opposition came from a small hut earnest body of radicals known as Kos-uthi-ts, followers of the younger Kossuth, who contended that the only bond of union be Austria and Hungary should be the per sonal one of the sovereign. This faction has been represented by many as 90 Deputies in the I'tu•1i:ument, The principal reason for the ab• woes of two great political parties in Hungary. however, exists in the presence of the subordinate races—chietly the Croats and Slavonians. It is their presence wide)) tends to force the Itlagyars to act in concert, and although in parliamentary affairs they take practically no part, they con stitute the real political opposition.