ity . ▁As ▁this ▁happened ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁policy ▁as ▁purs ued ▁by ▁King ▁Const antine ▁and ▁his ▁militar istic ▁ent ou rage , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁Feder acion ▁in ▁Mac ed onia . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁on wards ▁the ▁Feder acion ▁was ▁bu oy ed ▁by ▁the ▁popular ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁war . ▁Both ▁monarch ist ▁and ▁Ven iz el ist ▁policy ▁actually ▁assist ed ▁the ▁em an cip ation ▁and ▁the ▁radical ization ▁of ▁the ▁left , ▁and ▁Ben aro ya , ▁keeping ▁equal ▁distance ▁from ▁both ▁established ▁political ▁groups , ▁was ▁quick ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁situation ▁to ▁advantage . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁general ▁elections ▁Feder acion ▁sent ▁two ▁deput ies ▁representing ▁Th ess al on iki ▁( Ben aro ya ▁and ▁Alberto ▁Cou riel ) ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁Parliament , ▁while ▁it ▁lost ▁by ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁votes ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁seat . ▁It ▁already ▁had ▁strong ▁links ▁with ▁international ist ▁groups ▁and ▁organizations ▁all ▁over ▁Greece ▁and ▁abroad ; ▁from ▁them ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁was ▁to ▁spring ▁up ▁in ▁due ▁time . ▁However , ▁another ▁social ist ▁fa ction , ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁future ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Alexand ros ▁Pap an ast asi ou , ▁who ▁s ided ▁with ▁Ven iz el os ▁in ▁foreign ▁affairs , ▁also ▁had ▁deput ies ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁election . ▁ ▁Pap an ast asi ou ▁and ▁other ▁reform - mind ed ▁social ists ▁strongly ▁supported