General election in Greece 1996

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(Result in%)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

41.49

38.12

5.61

5.12

4.43

2.94

2.28

PASOK

ND

KKE

SYN

DIKKI

POLAN

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1993

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

-5.39

-1.18

+1.07

+2.18

+4.43

-1.94

+0.81

PASOK

ND

KKE

SYN

DIKKI

POLAN

Otherwise.

     

A total of 300 seats

• KKE : 11
• SYN : 10
• DIKKI : 9
• PASOK : 162
• ND : 108

The 1996 general election in Greece took place on September 22, 1996 .

Electoral system

There are 300 seats in the Greek Parliament for a term of four years. A three percent threshold was applied to the approved parties . The election was based on proportional representation . Voting was compulsory for all Greek citizens over the age of 18.

Parties

→ Main article : List of political parties in Greece

25 different parties ran for election.

The parties represented in Parliament so far:

Political party			Alignment	Top candidate
logo		Surname
		Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK) Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα (ΠΑΣΟΚ) Panhellenic Socialist Movement	social democratic		Kostas Simitis
		Nea Dimokratia (ND) Νέα Δημοκρατία (ΝΔ) New Democracy / New Republic	conservative		Miltiadis Evert
		Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE) Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας (KKE) Communist Party of Greece	Communist		Aleka Papariga
		Politiki Anixi (POLAN) Πολιτική Άνοιξη Political Spring	nationalist		Andonis Samaras

Election result

Although the previously ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) suffered the greatest losses, it was nevertheless the winner of the election with an absolute majority in parliament. The left parties were able to gain votes. The recently founded Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI) made it into parliament with 4.43 percent.

General election in Greece 1996

Political party		be right			Mandates
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK)	2,813,245	41.49	-5.39	162	-8th
	New Democracy (ND)	2,584,765	38.12	-1.18	108	-3
	Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE)	380.167	5.61	+1.07	11	+2
	Synaspismos (SYN)	347.051	5.12	+2.18	10	+10
	Dimokratiko Kinoniko Kinima (DIKKI)	300,671	4.43	+4.43	9	+9
	Politics Anixi (POLAN)	199,463	2.94	-1.93	-	-10
	Others	154,687	2.29	+0.42	-	-
	total	6,780,049	100.00		300
Eligible voters		9,140,742
voter turnout		76.30%
Votes cast		6,978,656
Invalid votes		198,607
Source: Greek Ministry of the Interior

Web links

• Greek Ministry of Interior Official Website (Greek, English)
• Greek Parliament Official Website (Greek)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official election result 1996 ( Memento of May 5, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Greek Ministry of the Interior (Greek)