Greek legislative election, 2000
Greek legislative election, 2000
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All 300 seats to the Hellenic Parliament
151 seats needed for a majority |
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First party |
Second party |
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| Leader |
Costas Simitis |
Kostas Karamanlis |
| Party |
PASOK |
ND |
| Leader since |
30 June 1996 |
21 March 1997 |
| Last election |
162 seats, 41.49% |
108 seats, 38.12% |
| Seats won |
158 |
125 |
| Seat change |
-4 |
+17 |
| Popular vote |
3,007,596 |
2,935,196 |
| Percentage |
43.79% |
42.74% |
| Swing |
+2.3% |
+4.62% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Leader |
Aleka Papariga |
Nikos Konstantopoulos |
| Party |
KKE |
Synaspismos
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| Leader since |
1991 |
1993 |
| Last election |
11 seats, 5.61% |
10 seats, 5.12% |
| Seats won |
11 |
6 |
| Seat change |
0 |
-4 |
| Popular vote |
379,454 |
219,880 |
| Percentage |
5.52% |
3.20% |
| Swing |
-0.09% |
-1.92% |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 9 April 2000.[1] The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Prime Minister Costas Simitis was narrowly re-elected, defeating the conservative New Democracy party. Simitis formed his third cabinet.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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| Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) | 3,007,596 | 43.79 | 158 | –4 |
| New Democracy (ND) | 2,935,196 | 42.74 | 125 | +17 |
| Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | 379,454 | 5.52 | 11 | 0 |
| Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN) | 219,880 | 3.20 | 6 | –4 |
| Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI) | 184,598 | 2.69 | 0 | –8 |
| Democratic Regional Union (DPE) | 32,068 | 0.47 | 0 | New |
| Union of Centrists | 23,228 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Union of Ecologists | 20,446 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| National Coalition | 14,703 | 0.21 | 0 | New |
| Front Line | 12,125 | 0.18 | 0 | New |
| Radical Left Front (MERA) | 8,132 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) (KKE (M-L)) | 7,301 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| Party of Hellenism | 6,272 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Left! (M-L KKE and A/synechia) | 5,866 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Alternative Ecologists | 3,321 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 2,091 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Fighting Socialist Party of Greece (ASKE) | 2,026 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-Governed Movement of Labour Politics | 1,145 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (OAKKE) | 1,126 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Faith | 305 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Party of Greek Workers | 169 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| National Patriotic Party | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Olympic Party | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Panhellenic Democratic Party of Peace | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 592 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 158,516 | – | – | – |
| Total | 7,026,527 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,372,541 | 74.97 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular vote |
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| PASOK |
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43.79% |
| ND |
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42.74% |
| KKE |
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5.52% |
| SYN |
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3.20% |
| DIKKI |
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2.69% |
| Others |
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2.06% |
| Parliament seats |
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| PASOK |
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52.67% |
| ND |
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41.67% |
| KKE |
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3.67% |
| SYN |
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2.00% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
