Chamber:
	Vouli Ton Ellinon
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	5 November 1989
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament following the premature dissolution of this body. General elections had previously been held five months earlier, in June 1989.
Background and outcome of elections:
	It will be recalled that since the previous (18 June 1989) general elections produced no majority in Parliament, an alliance between the New Democracy (ND) party and the Coalition of Left-Wing and Progressive Forces was formed in a short-term Government dedicated to investigating the scandals that plagued the final years of the PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) administration. The election date was set on 7 September. Debate during the generally quiet campaign centered on the country’s economic crisis and foreign policy issues with defence overtones, as well as on political corruption. Polling day proved as inconclusive as five months before, ND failing by three seats to gain the absolute majority (151) and PASOK raising its total despite the scandals. This stalemated result was once again ascribed principally to Greece’s proportional representation voting system. In this context, first Mr. Constantin Mitsotakis of the center-right ND and then Mr. Andreas Papandreou of PASOK attempted in vain to form a new ruling coalition. Ultimately, on 21 November, the three main parties agreed to broad-based Government that would rule the country until new elections were held in April 1990. Mr. Xenophon Zolotas (ND) was designated Prime Minister until then, heading a 21-member Cabinet.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (5 November 1989): Elections results
Number of registered electors	8,637,323
Voters	6,798,159 (78.7%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	101,675
Valid votes	6,696,484

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Votes	%
New Democracy (ND)	3,093,055	46.19
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)	2,723,739	40.67
Coalition of Left-Wing and Progressive Forces	734,552	10.97
Ecologist Alternatives*	39,132	0.58
Independents	48,426	0.72

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
New Democracy (ND)	148	+3
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)	128	+3
Coalition of Left-Wing and Progressive Forces	21	-7
Ecologist Alternatives*	1	-
Independents	2	+1

Comments:
	* New Party.

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	280
Women:	20

Distribution of seats according to age:
30-40 years	46
41-50 years	93
51-60 years	102
Over 60 years	59
Distribution of seats according to profession:
Lawyers	129
Doctors	39
Engineers	33
Economists	18
Teachers (university)	13
Journalists	12
Teachers (high school)	11
Military	9
Others	36