1847 Greek legislative election

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1847 Greek legislative election
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  1844 June 1847 1850  
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Ioannis Kolettis
French Party
Kitsos Tzavelas
French Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece in June 1847. [1] Supporters of Ioannis Kolettis won a majority of the 127 seats. [2] However, he remained Prime Minister only until his death on 17 September, after which Kitsos Tzavelas assumed office. [3]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p829 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p853
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p865