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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 February 1899. [1] Although Charilaos Trikoupis died in 1896, his supporters emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 110 of the 235 seats, [2] Georgios Theotokis, his successor as a leader of the New Party became Prime Minister after the election. [3]
| Party | Seats | |
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| Supporters of Charilaos Trikoupis | 110 | |
| Supporters of Alexandros Zaimis | 35 | |
| Supporters of Theodoros Deligiannis | 35 | |
| Supporters of Leonidas Deligiorgis | 20 | |
| Supporters of Dimitrios Rallis | 4–6 | |
| Supporters of Konstantinos Karapanos | 3–6 | |
| Independents | 23–28 | |
| Total | 235 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
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