Parliamentary election in Greece 1993

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(Result in%)

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

46.88

39.30

4.88

4.54

2.94

1.47

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1990

% p

10

8th

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8th

+8.27

-7.59

+4.88

+4.54

-7.34

-2.75

Otherwise.

9

170

111

10

9 170 111 10

A total of 300 seats

KKE : 9
PASOK : 170
ND : 111
POLAN : 10

The parliamentary elections in Greece in 1993 took place on October 10, 1993.

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

29 different parties ran for election.

The three strongest parties so far represented in parliament:

Political party		Alignment	Top candidate
logo	Surname	Alignment	Top candidate
	Nea Dimokratia (ND) Νέα Δημοκρατία (ΝΔ) New Democracy / New Republic	conservative		Konstantinos Mitsotakis
	Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK) Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα (ΠΑΣΟΚ) Panhellenic Socialist Movement	social democratic		Andreas Papandreou
	Synaspismos (SYN) Συνασπισμός (ΣΥΝ) coalition	democratic-socialist		Charilaos Florakis

Election result

The election winner was the opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), it received an absolute majority in parliament and at the same time was able to record the largest increase in votes. The previously ruling New Democracy (ND) was the loser in the election with the greatest losses .

Parliamentary election in Greece 1993
Political party		be right			Mandates
Political party		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK)	3,235,017	46.88	+8.27	170	+47
	New Democracy (ND)	2,711,737	39.30	-7.59	111	-39
	Politics Anixi (POLAN)	336.460	4.88	+4.88	10	+10
	Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE)	313.001	4.54	+4.54	9	+9
	Synaspismos (SYN)	202,887	2.94	-7.34	-	-19
	Others	101.209	1.46	-1.74	-	-
	total	6,900,311	100.00		300
Eligible voters		8,861,833
voter turnout		79.20%
Votes cast		7,019,925
Invalid votes		119.614
Source:

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver, Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook, p. 830, ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[Wahlergebnis-1993-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver, Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook, p. 830, ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7