Greek legislative election, 2000

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Greek legislative election, 2000
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All 300 seats to the Hellenic Parliament
151 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  Kostas Simitis.jpg Kostas Karamanlis.jpg
Leader Costas Simitis Kostas Karamanlis
Party PASOK ND
Leader since30 June 199621 March 1997
Last election162 seats, 41.49%108 seats, 38.12%
Seats won158125
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 17
Popular vote3,007,5962,935,196
Percentage43.79%42.74%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 4.62%
 Third partyFourth party
  Aleka Papariga - Crop.jpg Nikos Konstantopoulos 2013 cropped.jpg
Leader Aleka Papariga Nikos Konstantopoulos
Party KKE Synaspismos
Leader since19911993
Last election11 seats, 5.61%10 seats, 5.12%
Seats won116
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 4
Popular vote379,454219,880
Percentage5.52%3.20%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.09%Decrease2.svg 1.92%
PM before election

Costas Simitis
PASOK

Subsequent PM

Costas Simitis
PASOK

Greek Parliamentary election, 2000
Distribution of parliament seats after the 2007 elections (Results). Greek legislative election 2000.svg
Distribution of parliament seats after the 2007 elections (Results).

Distribution of parliament seats after the 2000 elections (Results).
   New Democracy: 125 seats
Date9 April 2000
Previous prime minister Kostas Simitis
Next prime minister Kostas Simitis holding position

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 9 April 2000. [1] The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Prime Minister Costas Simitis was narrowly re-elected, defeating the conservative New Democracy party. Simitis formed his third cabinet.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)3,007,59643.79158–4
New Democracy (ND)2,935,19642.74125+17
Communist Party of Greece (KKE)379,4545.52110
Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN)219,8803.206–4
Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI)184,5982.690–8
Democratic Regional Union (DPE)32,0680.470New
Union of Centrists 23,2280.3400
Union of Ecologists 20,4460.3000
National Coalition 14,7030.210New
Front Line 12,1250.180New
Radical Left Front (MERA)8,1320.120New
Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) (KKE (M-L))7,3010.110New
Party of Hellenism 6,2720.0900
Left! (M-L KKE and A/synechia)5,8660.0900
Alternative Ecologists 3,3210.0500
Liberal Party 2,0910.030New
Fighting Socialist Party of Greece (ASKE)2,0260.0300
Self-Governed Movement of Labour Politics1,1450.0200
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (OAKKE)1,1260.0200
Christian Faith3050.0000
Party of Greek Workers1690.0000
National Patriotic Party220.000New
Olympic Party140.0000
Panhellenic Democratic Party of Peace40.000New
Independents5920.000
Invalid/blank votes158,516–––
Total7,026,5271003000
Registered voters/turnout9,372,54174.97––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
PASOK
 
43.79%
ND
 
42.74%
KKE
 
5.52%
SYN
 
3.20%
DIKKI
 
2.69%
Others
 
2.06%
Parliament seats
PASOK
 
52.67%
ND
 
41.67%
KKE
 
3.67%
SYN
 
2.00%

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References

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