Chamber:
	Vouli Ton Ellinon
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	18 June 1989
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The 1989 general elections were held concurrently with voting for Greek representatives to the European Parliament. Some 3,000 candidates and 25 parties contested the parliamentary seats. Leading groups were, once again, the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Prime Minister (since 1981) Andreas Papandreou and the conservative New Democracy Party (ND), headed by Mr. Constantine Mitsotakis, as well as the newly-formed Coalition of Left-Wing and Progressive Forces, which included the Communist Party of Greece. Arms and financial scandals which had hurt PASOK were at the forefront of the opposition campaign debate. Moreover, to counter economic problems, ND favoured more free enterprise, promising higher wages and more jobs. Polling day proved inconclusive as, under the new Electoral Law, neither major party won enough popular votes to obtain an absolute majority (151 seats) in the Chamber of Deputies. The leftist coalition thus became a pivotal swing group solicited by both ND and PASOK. After two weeks of bargaining, ND, the largest group with 145 seats, ultimately struck an extraordinary deal with the coalition. As a result, an interim Government headed by Mr. Tzannis Tzannetakis, a conservative backbencher, was sworn in on 2 July. Of the 23 Ministers, all but two were from ND.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (18 June 1989): Elections results
Number of registered electors	8,302,412
Voters	6,669,228 (80.32%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	148,017
Valid votes	6,521,211

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Votes	%
New Democracy Party (ND)	2,887,448	44.28
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)	2,551,518	39.13
Coalition of Left-Wing and Progressive Forces	885,944	13.12
Democratic Renewal (DIANA)	65,614	1.01
Independents	130,687	2.46

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
New Democracy Party (ND)	145	+34
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)	125	-29
Coalition of Left-Wing and Progressive Forces	28	+19
Democratic Renewal (DIANA)	1	-7
Independents	1	-17

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	287
Women:	13

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	126
Doctors	41
Engineers – architects	31
Teachers	20
Economists	16
Journalists	13
Military	10
Others	43