Greek legislative election, 1964

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Greek legislative election, 1964
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All 300 seats of the Greek Parliament
151 seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
  Georgios A. Papandreou 1.jpg Kanellopoulos.jpg Noimage.png
Leader Georgios Papandreou Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Ioannis Passalidis
Party ΕΚ ERE EDA
Leader since196119631951
Last election138 seats, 42.0%132 seats, 39.4%28 seats, 14.3%
Seats won17110722
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 33Decrease2.svg 27Decrease2.svg 6
Popular vote2,424,4771,621,546542,865
Percentage52.7%35.3%11.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.7%Decrease2.svg 4.1%Decrease2.svg 2.5%
Prime Minister before election

Georgios Papandreou
ΕΚ

Subsequent Prime Minister

Georgios Papandreou
ΕΚ

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Background

The government led by Panagiotis Kanellopoulos of the National Radical Union (ERE) resigned on 25 September 1963, after which Papandreou formed an interim government on 28 September. As no party had a majority in the Parliament, Papandreou's government initiated preparations for elections on 3 November. [2] Although the Center Union emerged as the largest party, allowing Papandreou to form a new government, it also soon resigned. [2] King Paul accepted Papandreou's resignation on 31 December 1963 and Ioannis Paraskevopoulos formed an interim government to serve until the 1964 elections. [2]

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Results

Greek legislative election, 1964.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Centre Union 2,424,47752.7171+33
National Radical Union-Progressive Party 1,621,54635.3107–27
United Democratic Left 542,86511.822–6
List of Independents 9,9510.200
Invalid/blank votes28,151–––
Total4,626,9901003000
Registered voters/turnout5,662,96581.7––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

Shortly after the elections, Papandreou formed his first solid government, which would last till 1965. However, in 1965 the apostasia crisis, a confrontation between Papandreou and King Constantine II, caused the government to fall. It was replaced by a series of weak governments, comprising centrist defectors and supported by the National Radical Union and Constantine. This eventually led to a military dictatorship starting in 1967, which exploited the endless political unrest.

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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. 1 2 3 4 Milutin Tomanović (1965) Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1964, Institute of International Politics and Economics, p252 (in Serbo-Croatian)
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