Greek legislative election, 1985
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Legislative elections were held in the Hellenic Republic
on 2 June, 1985. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Voule.
The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement
(PASOK) of Andreas Papandreou
, was re-elected, defeating the conservative New Democracy
party of Constantine Mitsotakis
(Mitsotakis succeeded Evangelos Averoff
as ND leader in 1984).
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Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
on 2 June, 1985. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Voule.
The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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...
(PASOK) of Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou
Andreas G. Papandreou ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic...
, was re-elected, defeating the conservative 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...
party of Constantine Mitsotakis
Constantine Mitsotakis
Constantine Mitsotakis , a Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. He came from a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle...
(Mitsotakis succeeded Evangelos Averoff
Evangelos Averoff
Evangelos Averoff-Tositsas was a distinguished right-wing Greek politician of Aromanian origin and author of several books on political and historical topics....
as ND leader in 1984).
| Summary of the 2 June 1985 Greek 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.... election results |
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| Parties | VotesNo. | % | +− % | Seats | +− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement (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... |
Andreas Papandreou Andreas Papandreou Andreas G. Papandreou ; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic... |
2,916,735 | 45.8% | -2.3% | 161 | -11 |
| New Democracy (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... |
Constantine Mitsotakis Constantine Mitsotakis Constantine Mitsotakis , a Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. He came from a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle... |
2,599,681 | 40.8% | +4.9% | 126 | +11 |
| Communist Party of Greece 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 :... |
Charilaos Florakis Charilaos Florakis Charilaos Florakis was a leader of the Communist Party of Greece .Florakis was born on 20 July 1914 in the village of Paliozoglopi, located near Agrafa in the Itamos municipality, prefecture of Karditsa, Greece. He joined KKE, in 1941... |
629,525 | 9.9% | -1.0% | 12 | -1 |
| Communist Party of Greece (Interior) Communist Party of Greece (Interior) The Communist Party of Greece, Interior , usually abbreviated as KKE Interior was a communist political party in Greece. The party was formed after a major split of the Communist Party of Greece in 1968... |
Yiannis Banias | 117,135 | 1.8% | +0.5% | 1 | +1 |
| National Political Union National Political Union The National Political Union, better known as EPEN was a Greek far-right political party. The party was founded on January 30, 1984 by jailed former junta leader Georgios Papadopoulos. It participated in the 1985 general election... |
Georgios Papadopoulos | 37,965 | 0.6% | - | - | - |
| Independent Muslim List | 20,708 | 0.3% | - | - | - | |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
10,551 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Others | 32,794 | 0.5% | - | - | - | |
| No. of valid votes | 6,365,094 | 100.00 | 300 | |||
| Invalid votes | 57,372 | |||||
| Total | 6,422,466 (83.8%) |
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| Sources: Lar's Election website | ||||||