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Distribution of parliament seats after the 2007 elections (Results). |
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Date | September 16, 2007 |
Previous prime minister Prime Minister of Greece The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current interim Prime Minister is Lucas Papademos, a former Vice President of the European Central Bank, following... |
Kostas Karamanlis |
Next prime minister Prime Minister of Greece The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current interim Prime Minister is Lucas Papademos, a former Vice President of the European Central Bank, following... |
Kostas Karamanlis (holding position) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
on Sunday, September 16, 2007, to elect the 300 members
Members of the Greek Parliament, 2007-
This is a list of the 300 members who were elected to the Greek Parliament in the 2007 Greek legislative election.Of the 300 elected, 34 New Democracy MPs were new to the house, 26 PASOK MPs, 15 KKE MPs, 10 SYRIZA MPs, and 10 LAOS MPs.-MPs by party:...
of the Hellenic 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....
. The leading party for a second term was 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...
under the leadership of Kostas Karamanlis with 41.83%, followed by George Papandreou
George Papandreou
Georgios A. Papandreou , commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Γιώργος in Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election...
and 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...
with 38.10%. New Democracy managed to secure an absolute but narrow majority of 152 out of 300 parliament seats. The populist
Populism
Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...
Popular Orthodox Rally
Popular Orthodox Rally
The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S...
entered the parliament for the first time with 10 seats, while the parties of the left, the KKE
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 SYRIZA
Coalition of the Radical Left
The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...
, enjoyed a significant increase in their votes. KKE got 8.15% of the votes (from 5.89) and secured 22 parliament seats (from 12) and SYRIZA
Coalition of the Radical Left
The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...
got 5.04% of the votes (+1.78%) and 14 seats. The Ecologist Greens
Ecologist Greens
The Ecologist Greens are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene...
, which was contesting its first general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
, became the largest extra-parliamentary party (1.05%) ,without reaching the 3% threshold necessary for a party to enter parliament.
The difference of nearly four percentage points between the first two parties resulted in George Papandreou announcing that he would seek reaffirmation of his party leadership
Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...
, with Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...
and Kostas Skandalidis
Kostas Skandalidis
Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek Politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece.-Life:...
also declaring candidacy for the post.
Procedure
There were concerns that the election could return a hung parliamentHung parliament
In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...
, mainly due to the recently revised Greek electoral law. Although it preserved the 3% threshold necessary for a party to enter 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....
, it decreased the number of seats automatically awarded to the leading party. Parliamentary majority was considered more difficult, especially after the early projection that five parties would cross this threshold for the first time after the metapolitefsi
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...
.
According to the electoral law, the first-past-the post party was automatically awarded a bonus of 40 parliamentary seats. The remaining 260 seats were divided among all parties that achieved a minimum 3% nationwide vote tally, strictly in proportion to their polling returns. Since a majority of 151 seats was required, the leading party should secure at least 111 seats (42.7% of 260) in order to be able to form a government. Karamanlis had stated that in the event that no party should manage to achieve a majority, he would seek a new election. Papandreou had vaguely indicated that he may have pursued an alliance with the left, however the SYRIZA and KKE parties had categorically dismissed any possibility of participating in a coalition with any of the major parties.
No opinion polls were allowed to be published after September 1. The polls publicized prior to the election had concluded that:
- The next ParliamentHellenic ParliamentThe Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....
would be a five-party Parliament. - New DemocracyNew 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...
would hold a smaller lead over PASOK at around 2%. - The goal of a workable parliamentary majority hung in the brink, with some pollsters projecting 147-149 and some 151-153 seats for the leading party.
The law traditionally requires that voting begins at "sunrise" and ends at "sunset". In practice this is rounded up to the nearest top of the hour. Voting began at 7 AM and concluded at 7 PM. 7 PM was also the time when media outlets publicized their exit polls and issued their predictions. According to SingularLogic, the official IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
contractor of the Ministry of the Interior, initial returns would not reach statistical significance before 11 PM and firm estimates might not emerge until after midnight. Voting took place in 20,623 polling stations - mostly schools - throughout the country, each of which catered to 400-500 voters on average.
Opinion polls, January–August 2007
A collection of opinion polls taken before the elections is listed below. According to a law, which was voted by the Greek parliament, publication of opinion polls is forbidden in the fortnight prior to the election date. Therefore the last day when opinion polls were published was September 1, 2007, and practically all opinion polling firms published their final public reports on August 31, 2007, in time for the evening news.Polling Firm | Date Published | ND 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... |
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... |
KKE 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 :... |
SYRIZA Coalition of the Radical Left The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece... |
LAOS Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
Other | None | Unsure |
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Public Issue/VPRC | 14 January 2007 | 43.0 | 39.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | ||
GPO | 15 January 2007 | 35.9 | 33.7 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 9.3 |
Kapa Research | 10 February 2007 | 37.5 | 35.9 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 12.4 | ||
Public Issue/VPRC | 11 February 2007 | 43.0 | 39.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
RASS | 25 February 2007 | 36.7 | 33.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 18.1 | ||
Public Issue/VPRC | 11 March 2007 | 43.0 | 39.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
Metron Analysis | 22 March 2007 | 37.1 | 35.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 13.3 | ||
ALCO | 30 March 2007 | 33.9 | 33.4 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 22.2 | ||
Kapa Research | 30 March 2007 | 36.9 | 35.9 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 12.9 | ||
GPO | 2 April 2007 | 36.0 | 34.2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 9.5 |
Public Issue/VPRC | 13 April 2007 | 42.5 | 39.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
MRB | 27 April 2007 | 35.9 | 33.5 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 16.1 | ||
Public Issue/VPRC | 13 May 2007 | 42.5 | 39.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | ||
MRB | 24 May 2007 | 35.7 | 33.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 15.2 | ||
Metron Analysis | 2 June 2007 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 19.8 | ||
Public Issue/VPRC | 8 June 2007 | 43.0 | 39.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
GPO | 4 June 2007 | 35.5 | 34.5 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 8.0 |
ALCO | 15 June 2007 | 34.2 | 34.0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 14.7 |
MRB | 15 June 2007 | 36.3 | 34.0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 14.6 | ||
Metron Analysis | 21 June 2007 | 36.8 | 35.8 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 13.4 | ||
Kapa Research | 30 June 2007 | 36.1 | 35.1 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 12.1 | |
Public Issue/VPRC | 16 July 2007 | 42.5 | 38.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
GPO | 22 August 2007 | 36.2 | 34.6 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.5 | |
Metron Analysis | 22 August 2007 | 31.0 | 29.5 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 15.4 |
MRB | 23 August 2007 | 36.8 | 34.8 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 9.0 |
Kapa Research | 26 August 2007 | 34.9 | 33.6 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1,6 | 13.7 | |
ALCO | 27 August 2007 | 35.0 | 34.2 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 11.8 |
MRB | 28 August 2007 | 35.2 | 33.2 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
Metron Analysis | 29 August 2007 | 29.7 | 28.1 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 17.4 |
GPO | 29 August 2007 | 36.0 | 34.8 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 10.7 | |
ALCO | 29 August 2007 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 15.9 |
Public Issue/VPRC (vote projection)* | 31 August 2007 | 42.0 | 38.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
MRB | 31 August 2007 | 35.4 | 33.3 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | |||
GPO | 31 August 2007 | 37.4 | 36.0 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | |||
ALCO | 31 August 2007 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Public Issue/VPRC noted that their report was a prediction based on the time-series of opinion polls they had conducted.
Events before the election
- August 22, 2007: The Democratic Social MovementDemocratic Social MovementThe Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party...
(DIKKI) (6th largest party in the previous elections) announced its electoral allianceElectoral allianceAn electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
with the Coalition of the Radical LeftCoalition of the Radical LeftThe Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...
(SYRIZA). - August 29, 2007: Opinion pollers MRB came under criticism from PASOKPanhellenic Socialist MovementThe 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...
. Mathematical inconsistencies were alleged, such as response tallies summing up to more than 100%. MRB denied the allegations. MRB's parent company, Spot-Thompson Greece, are New DemocracyNew 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...
's advertisers. - August 30, 2007: MRB came under more fire as it cancelled publication of its regular biannual "Trends" survey, citing extreme difficulty in obtaining accurate information in the fire-stricken areas2007 Greek forest firesThe 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on August 23, expanded rapidly and raged out of control until August 27, until they were put out in early...
. Critics said that this admission automatically rendered previous voting behavior MRB estimates from these areas unreliable; yet, the election results in the prefectures which were devastated by the fires (Ilia, EuboeaEuboeaEuboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
and Arcadia), were marked by a loss in votes for both the main opposition party and the ruling party. - September 1, 2007: The Areios PagosCourt of Cassation (Greece)The Court of Cassation is the Supreme Court of Greece for civil and criminal law. The Court of Cassation's decisions are irrevocable. If the Court of Cassation concludes that a lower court violated the law or the principles of the procedure, then it can order the rehearing of the case by the lower...
refused to certify Fofi Gennimata as a candidate for the PASOK nationwide list, citing non-eligibility because Mrs. Gennimata is elected the superprefect of Athens and PiraeusSuper-prefectures of GreeceThe super-prefectures of Greece were a second-degree organization of local self-government and an administrative division between the regions and the prefectures. They were each headed by an elected but largely ceremonial super-prefect, with most of the prefectural duties performed by the prefects...
. This was criticised angrily by PASOK as an attempt to politicise the courts. - September 2, 2007: The Areios PagosCourt of Cassation (Greece)The Court of Cassation is the Supreme Court of Greece for civil and criminal law. The Court of Cassation's decisions are irrevocable. If the Court of Cassation concludes that a lower court violated the law or the principles of the procedure, then it can order the rehearing of the case by the lower...
:- refused to include the title of DIKKIDemocratic Social MovementThe Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party...
in the electoral allianceElectoral allianceAn electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
of SYRIZACoalition of the Radical LeftThe Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...
claiming that the internal procedures followed by DIKKI were flawed. This was criticised furiously by SYRIZA and DIKKI as inappropriate interference in party political activity on behalf of the courts. - refused to allow the New Fascism party contest the election because of its provocative name.
- refused to allow the New Salvation Party - Christian Democracy to use the CrossCrossA cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run obliquely, the design is technically termed a saltire, although the arms of a saltire need not meet...
as its logo on the grounds that it is a religious symbol. - excluded seven other parties from the elections for failure to pay the required electoral deposit.
- refused to include the title of DIKKI
- September 6, 2007: NETNew Hellenic TelevisionNew Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...
state television, in simulcastSimulcastSimulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
with the major private TV stations, broadcast the debate among the leaders of NDNew 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...
, PASOKPanhellenic Socialist MovementThe 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...
, KKE, SYRIZACoalition of the Radical LeftThe Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...
, LAOSPopular Orthodox RallyThe Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S...
, and DADemocratic RevivalThe Democratic Revival is a populist political party in Greece, initially founded in 2004 by Stelios Papathemelis. It was deactivated after its leader participated in the legislative elections of 2004 with New Democracy and was elected MP.The party was reactivated in March 2007...
, who were questioned by six reporters in six rounds of questions and follow-ups. Questions and responses were rotated and timed. The debate lasted approximately 2.5 hours and concluded with a 2-minute speech by each leader. The debate format, agreed beforehand by the participating parties, met with criticism for being too rigid and formal, too protective of the politicians and not conducive to exhaustive scrutiny of their policies.
Exit polls
The Greek media outlets issued their exit polls at 19:00 local time.Media outlet | Polling Firm | ND | PASOK | KKE | SYRIZA | LAOS | Others/blank/invalid |
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ΕRΤ Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation is the Greek state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of EBU.Since 70's ERT is part of the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by EBU... |
Rass | 42.2% | 38.5% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
ANT1 ANT1 Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by... 1 |
Metron Analysis | 40.4-42.8% | 36.8-39.2% | 7.4-8.8% | 4.8-6.0% | 3.2-4.2% | 2.8-3.6% |
Alpha Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens... |
MRB | 40.8-42.8% | 37.5-39.5% | 7.5-8.5% | 4.5-6.0% | 3.5-4.5% | 2.0-3.5% |
Alter Alter Channel Alter Channel better known as Alter, is a private TV network in Greece. It launched in 1994 and is owned by Eleftheri Tileorasi S.A, which is headed by Andreas Kouris. Programming mainly consists of news & current affairs shows and entertainment programmes... |
ALCO | 40.6-42.6% | 37.8-39.8% | 6.4- 8% | 4.6-5.8% | 3.5-4.5% | 2-3.5% |
Mega Mega Channel Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A... |
GPO | 41-43% | 37.5-39.5% | 7.5-9% | 4.5-6% | 3.5-4% | 2.5-3% |
Skai Skai TV Skai TV is a Greek TV station, based in Pireus, Athens. It is part of the Skai Group one of the largest media groups in Greece. It was relaunched in its present form on April 1, 2006 in Athens and gradually managed to spread its coverage nationwide. Besides analog over-the-air transmission, it is... |
V-PRC | 41-43% | 36-38% | 7.5-9.5% | 5-6% | 3.5-4.5% | 2.5-3.5% |
Star Star Channel Star Channel is a Greek television network that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It launched in December 1993 and is owned by Nea Tileorasi A.E.. The main news bulletin is called Star Eidiseis, which is currently hosted by Aimilios Liatsos... |
Kapa Research | 41.9% | 38.4% | 7.7% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 2.7% |
exit poll average: | all | 41.9% | 38.2% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3.0% |
Mega Mega Channel Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A... ² |
GPO | 42.0%153 seats | 37.8%101 seats | 8.2%22 seats | 5.0%13 seats | 4.0%11 seats | 3.0%- |
1 Revised exit poll presented at 20:30 local time
² Statistical projection based on official returns, presented at 21:30 local time - claimed margin of error: 0.2%
Results
The following table shows the tallies with all the votes counted.At 1 AM, September 17, 2007, 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...
leader George Papandreou conceded defeat and Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis thanked the electorate for granting him and his party
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...
a renewed term in office. George Papandreou also stated that he will seek his party's direct reaffirmation in his leadership
Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...
, and Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...
, PASOK's informal #2, declared himself "present" in this process. Papandreou went on and retained his leadership.
Results by region
Region | New Dem (%) |
PASOK (%) |
KKE (%) |
SYRIZA (%) |
LAOS (%) |
Two parties (%) |
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Athens A | 40.2 | 30.0 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 70.2 |
Athens B | 35.3 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 69.3 |
Thessaloniki A | 37.4 | 34.6 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 72.0 |
Thessaloniki B | 44.8 | 33.8 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 78.6 |
Piraeus A | 42.3 | 32.6 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 74.9 |
Piraeus B | 31.4 | 37.9 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 70.3 |
Aetolia-Akarnania | 43.6 | 43.7 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 86.3 |
Argolida | 48.9 | 37.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 86.3 |
Arkadia | 46.7 | 38.7 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 85.4 |
Arta | 47.3 | 38.7 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 86.0 |
Attica | 39.3 | 36.3 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 75.6 |
Achaea | 36.9 | 46.0 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 82.9 |
Boeotia | 41.0 | 40.5 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 81.5 |
Grevena | 45.5 | 39.7 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 85.2 |
Drama | 48.7 | 37.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 86.0 |
Dodecanese | 41.7 | 46.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 88.4 |
Evros | 48.1 | 39.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 87.7 |
Euboea | 40.6 | 42.0 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 82.6 |
Evrytania | 44.6 | 45.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 90.2 |
Zakynthos | 38.1 | 42.3 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 80.4 |
Elis | 42.1 | 46.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 88.6 |
Imathia | 42.9 | 39.0 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 81.9 |
Heraklion | 33.5 | 54.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 88.1 |
Thesprotia | 45.9 | 42.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 88.4 |
See also
- Members of the Greek Parliament, 2007-Members of the Greek Parliament, 2007-This is a list of the 300 members who were elected to the Greek Parliament in the 2007 Greek legislative election.Of the 300 elected, 34 New Democracy MPs were new to the house, 26 PASOK MPs, 15 KKE MPs, 10 SYRIZA MPs, and 10 LAOS MPs.-MPs by party:...
- Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...
Further reading
- Dinas, Elias (2008) 'The Greek general election of 2007: you cannot lose if your opponent cannot win,' West European Politics 31: 600-607.
- Gemenis, Kostas (2008) 'The 2007 Parliamentary Election in Greece,' Mediterranean Politics 13: 95-101.
- Gemenis, Kostas (2009) 'A Green comeback in Greece? The Ecologist Greens in the 2007 parliamentary election,' Environmental Politics 18: 128-134.
- Karamichas, John (2007) 'The impact of the summer 2007 forest fires in Greece: recent environmental mobilizations, cyber-activism and electoral performance,' South European Society and Politics 12: 521-33.
- Patrikios, Stratos and Georgios Karyotis (2008) 'The Greek Parliamentary Election of 2007,' Electoral Studies 27: 356-390.