1990 Greek presidential election

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1990 Greek presidential election
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  1985 1st phase (1P)
19 February, 25 February, 3 March
2nd phase (2P)
30 April, 5 May 1985
1995  
  Bezoek premier Karamanlis van Griekenland Van Agt in gesprek met Karamanlis, Bestanddeelnr 929-6548 (cropped).jpg President Ioannis Alevras.jpg Christos Sartzetakis (1989) cropped.jpg
Nominee Konstantinos Karamanlis Giannis Alevras Christos Sartzetakis
Party New Democracy PASOK Independent
1P/R1No participationNo participation151 (200 needed)
1P/R2No participation127 (200 needed)21
1P/R3No participation128 (180 needed)21
2P/R1149 (180 needed)123No participation
2P/R2153(151 needed)125No participation

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Nominee Konstantinos Despotopoulos
Party Synaspismos
1P/R1No participation
1P/R2No participation
1P/R3No participation
2P/R121
2P/R221

President before election

Christos Sartzetakis
Independent

President

Konstantinos Karamanlis
ND

The 1990 Greek presidential election was an indirect election for the position of President of the Hellenic Republic was held by the Hellenic Parliament from February to May 1990. [1] [2]

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Parliamentary votes for president

In the first phase, no candidate had sufficient votes to become president. Constantine Karamanlis refused to participate in this phase. In the first round, Christos Sartzetakis, and the current president, received 151 votes with the support of PASOK and Synaspismos, while New Democracy abstained. In the second round, Christos Sartzetakis received 21 votes since PASOK had a new candidate Giannis Alevras, who received 127 votes. In the third round, Christos Sartzetakis received 21 votes again and Giannis Alevras 128 votes. Since no president was elected, new elections on 8 April took place under the Constitution. [1] [2]

CandidateParty19 February25 February3 March
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Christos Sartzetakis Independent 151100.002114.192114.09
Giannis Alevras PASOK 00.0012785.8112885.91
Present but not voted
Total151100.00148100.00149100.00
Valid votes151100.00148100.00149100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.0000.0000.00
Total votes151100.00148100.00149100.00
Registered voters/turnout30050.3330049.3330049.67
Source: [1] [2]

In the second phase, there were three candidates, Karamanlis supported by New Democracy, Alevras from PASOK, and Konstantinos Despotopoulos from Synaspismos. The first round failed to point to a victor. Karamanlis received 153 votes in the second round, two votes above the threshold of 151, becoming president for a second time. [3]

CandidateParty30 April5 May
Votes%Votes%
Konstantinos Karamanlis New Democracy 14950.6815351.00
Giannis Alevras PASOK 12341.8412541.67
Konstantinos Despotopoulos Synaspismos 217.14217.00
Present but not voted10.3410.33
Total294100.00300100.00
Valid votes294100.00300100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.0000.00
Total votes294100.00300100.00
Registered voters/turnout30098.00300100.00
Source: [1] [2]

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