The Plaka > >
Elections
Elections have to be held at least once every four years. It is a parlimentary system.
March 7, 2004 Costas Karamanlis becomes youngest Prime Minister at 48
  45.4% 165 seats New Democracy  
  40.6% 117 seats PASOK (George Papandreau)  
  5.9% 12 seats Communist Party  
  3.3% 6 seats Synaspismos Left Coalition  
  No seats LAOS; Democratic Social Movement  
       
April 2000 Costis Simitis returned to power.  
  43.8% 158 seats PASOK  
  42.7% 125 seats New Democracy  
  5.5% 11 seats Communist Party  
  3.2% 6 seats Coalition Party  
  4.8% no seats Others  
       
September 1996    
  41.5% 162 seats PASOK  
  38.1% 108 New Democracy  
  5.6% 11 seats Communist Party  
  5.1% 10 seats Coalition Party  
  4.5% 9 seats Democratic Social Movement  
  5.2% no seats Others  
       
October 1993 Andreas Papandeou leads PASOK back into power
  46.9% 171 seats PASOK Districts winning over 55%: Achaia, Dodecanese, Iraklio, Lasithi
  39.3% 110 seats New Democracy Districts winning over 50%: Kastoria, Lakonia
  4.9% 10 seats Political Spring Districs winning over 10%: Messinia
  4.5% 9 seats KKE (Comunist Party) Districts winning over10%: Lesvos, Samos
  2.9% 0 seats Coalition of the Left  
  1.5% 0 seats Others  
       
       
       
     
       

Last updated 8/31/04; first posted 8/29/04; © 2004 John P. Nordin