| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Vouli Ton Ellinon / Hellenic Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
17 June 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The failure to form a government after the elections in May 2012 led to new elections in June. The New Democrats (ND) came in first again, increasing their share from 108 to 129 of the 300 seats at stake. On 20 June, ND leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in as Prime Minister to lead a three-party coalition government comprising the ND, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK, 33 seats) and the Democratic Left (DA, 17 seats). The government expressed support for loans received from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to help the country out of its on-going financial and economic crisis, but pledged to try to renegotiate some of the loan agreement's austerity measures.
The Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) came second in the elections again, rising from 52 to 71 seats. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras rejected the terms of the bailout loans but insisted that the country should stay in the Eurozone. |
Date of previous elections: 6 May 2012
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 19 May 2012
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: June 2016
Number of seats at stake: 300 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: Not available
Percentage of women candidates: Not available
Number of parties contesting the election: 14
Number of parties winning seats: 7
Alternation of power: N/A (no government was formed following the previous elections in May 2012)
Number of parties in government: 3
Names of parties in government: New Democracy (ND), Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and Democratic Left (DA)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 28 June 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Evangelos-Vasileios Meimarakis (ND) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 17 June 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
9'952'570
62.47%
|
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Notes
|
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| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| New Democracy (ND) |
|
|
|
|
29.66 |
|
|
| Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) |
|
|
|
|
26.89 |
|
|
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) |
|
|
|
|
12.28 |
|
|
| Independent Greeks (AE) |
|
|
|
|
7.51 |
|
|
| Golden Dawn (Chryssi Ayghi) |
|
|
|
|
6.92 |
|
|
| Democratic Left (DA) |
|
|
|
|
6.26 |
|
|
| Communist Party (KKE) |
|
|
|
|
4.50 |
|
|
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| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Gain/Loss |
|
|
|
| New Democracy (ND) |
129
|
21 |
|
|
|
| Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) |
71
|
19 |
|
|
|
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) |
33
|
-8 |
|
|
|
| Independent Greeks (AE) |
20
|
-13 |
|
|
|
| Golden Dawn (Chryssi Ayghi) |
18
|
-3 |
|
|
|
| Democratic Left (DA) |
17
|
-2 |
|
|
|
| Communist Party (KKE) |
12
|
-14 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
237
63
21.00%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
Hellenic Parliament (28.06.2012)
http://www.ekloges.ypes.gr |
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