Greek legislative election, 1993

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Greek legislative election, 1993
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All 300 seats to the Greek Parliament
151 seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  Andreas Papandreou.jpg Constantine Mitsotakis.jpg
Leader Andreas Papandreou Constantine Mitsotakis
Party PASOK ND
Leader since3 September 19741984
Last election123 seats, 38.6%150 seats, 46.9%
Seats won170111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 47Decrease2.svg 39
Popular vote3,235,0172,711,739
Percentage46.88%39.30%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.27%Decrease2.svg 7.59%
 Third partyFourth party
  Antonis Samaras October 2014.jpg Aleka Papariga - Crop.jpg
Leader Antonis Samaras Aleka Papariga
Party POLAN KKE
Leader sinceJune 199327 February 1991
Last electionNew19 seats, 10.28%
Seats won109
Seat changeNewDecrease2.svg 10
Popular vote336,460313,001
Percentage4.88%4.54%
SwingNewDecrease2.svg 5.74%
Prime Minister before election

Konstantinos Mitsotakis
ND

Subsequent Prime Minister

Andreas Papandreou
PASOK

Distribution of parliament seats after the 1993 elections (Results). Panhellenic Socialist Movement: 170 seats New Democracy: 111 seats Political Spring: 10 seats Communist Party of Greece: 9 seats Greek legislative election 1993.svg
Distribution of parliament seats after the 1993 elections (Results).
   New Democracy: 111 seats
   Political Spring: 10 seats
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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 10 October 1993. [1] The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Andreas Papandreou, was elected with 170 of the 300 seats, defeating the conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis. [2]

Greece republic in Southeast Europe

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, self-identified and historically known as Hellas, is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

Andreas Papandreou Greek politician

Andreas Georgios Papandreou was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic. He served three terms as prime minister of Greece.

New Democracy (Greece) Greek political party

The New Democracy, also referred to as ND (ΝΔ) by its initials, is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece. In modern Greek politics, New Democracy has been the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties along with its historic rival, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Having spent two and a half years in government under the presidency of Antonis Samaras, New Democracy lost its majority in the Hellenic Parliament and became the major opposition party after the January 2015 legislative election.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)3,235,01746.9170+47
New Democracy (ND)2,711,73739.3111–39
Political Spring 336,4604.910New
Communist Party of Greece (KKE)313,0014.59-10
Left and Progress Coalition (SYN)202,8872.90New
Union of Centrists 15,9260.20New
Trust 26,2280.40–1
Fate 12,4580.20–1
National Party-National Political Union 9,4690.100
Left Struggle (NAR-EKKE- KKE (M-L)-EEK)8,1600.10New
Popular Unions of Bipartisan Social Groups (LEFKO)7,2370.100
Ecologists Greece 5,7230.100
Union of Ecologists 5,3780.100
Party of Greek Hunters 3,6140.100
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece (M-L KKE)1,8170.000
Fighting Socialist Party of Greece (ASKE)1,5780.00New
Olympic Party7530.000
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (OAKKE)7030.00New
Consistent Left Move of Greece4840.00New
Self-Respect and Truth3340.00New
Human Rights Party2550.000
Christian Faith660.00New
Hellenic Orthodox Democratic Movement410.00New
Political Independent Party "Vergina 1990"330.00New
Hellenic White Movement of Contemporary Ideology300.00New
Party of Responsible Citizens190.00New
Humanism and Peace Party180.000
Free Democrats Party of Greece160.00New
Greens60.00New
Independents8630.00–4
Invalid/blank votes119,614–––
Total7,019,9251003000
Registered voters/turnout8,861,83379.2––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
PASOK
 
46.88%
ND
 
39.30%
POLAN
 
4.88%
KKE
 
4.54%
SYN
 
2.94%
Others
 
1.47%
Parliament seats
PASOK
 
56.67%
ND
 
37.00%
POLAN
 
3.33%
KKE
 
3.00%

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p862
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