Greek legislative election, 1977 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

In the Greek legislative election, 1977, Prime Minister, Constantine Karamanlis

Constantine Karamanlis

Konstantínos G. Karamanlís , commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.-...

, called for early elections. His party, New Democracy

New Democracy (Greece)

New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...

, suffered a significant loss of power, but, nevertheless, Karamanlis managed to secure an absolute majority in the Parliament. The big surprise was the success of PASOK

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...

, whose socialistic rhetoric remained radical. Because of PASOK's success, the Centrists (Union of the Democratic Centre, ΕDIK, former Center Union - New Forces

Center Union - New Forces

Centre Union – New Forces was the continuation of the Centre Union party of George Papandreou after the military junta...

) led again by Georgios Mavros lost half of their power. As a result, Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou

Andreas G. Papandreou ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic...

, PASOK's leader, became a prominent figure in Greek politics. The Communists (Communist Party of Greece

Communist Party of Greece

Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...

) and the Nationalists managed to amplify their support.

rowspan=2 colspan=3 valign=top|Summary of the 20 November 1977 Greek Parliament

Hellenic Parliament

The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....

New Democracy (Greece)

|Constantine Karamanlis

Constantine Karamanlis

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

|Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou

Georgios Mavros

Georgios Mavros was a Greek jurist and politician. He served in several ministerial posts, and was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister in the 1974 national unity government following the restoration of democracy.He taught Law at the University of Athens from 1937 to 1942, and...

Communist Party of Greece

Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...

National Alignment

National Alignment was a nationalist-conservative Greek political party that contested only the 1977 legislative election, winning 7% of the vote and five seats...

Party of New Liberals

The Party of New Liberals was a shortly lived liberal political party in Greece.The party was founded by Constantine Mitsotakis in 1977. It took part in only one election, that of 1977, where it obtained 1.08% of the vote and two seats in the Hellenic Parliament .The New Liberals merged into the...

|Constantine Mitsotakis

Constantine Mitsotakis

Constantine Mitsotakis , a Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. He came from a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle...

Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece

The Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece is a communist political party in Greece.-Alliances:...

(EKKE)
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|align="right"|11,895
|align="right"|0.23
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|align="center"|0
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|People's Democratic Unity (LDE)
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|align="right"|8,839
|align="right"|0.17
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|Others
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|align="right"|24,751
|align="right"|0.49
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|colspan="3"|No. of valid votes
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|align="center"|100,00
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|align="center"|300
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|colspan="3"|Invalid votes
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|colspan="3"|Total
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|colspan=7|Sources: Greek Interior Ministry website http://www.ypes.gr/ekloges/content/gr/ethnik_fr.htm, "Archives of Constantinos Karamanlis"
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Post-election

In 1979 Greece became European Community's 10th member, despite the opposition of PASOK and the Communists. In 1980, Constantine Karamanlis succeeded Constantine Tsatsos as President of the Republic. George Rallis

George Rallis

Georgios Ioannou Rallis , Greek politician, was Prime Minister of Greece from 1980 to 1981.- Ancestors in politics :Rallis was descended from an old political family. Before Greek independence, Alexander Rallis was a prominent Phanariote . In 1849 his son George Rallis became Chief Justice of the...

became prime minister and new leader of ND.

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