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Greece
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 Parliamentary
Hellenic Parliament
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 election
Election
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, 2007

Distribution of parliament seats after the 2007 elections (Results).

Date September 16, 2007
Previous prime minister
Prime Minister of Greece
The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current interim Prime Minister is Lucas Papademos, a former Vice President of the European Central Bank, following...

 
Kostas Karamanlis
Next prime minister
Prime Minister of Greece
The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current interim Prime Minister is Lucas Papademos, a former Vice President of the European Central Bank, following...

 
Kostas Karamanlis (holding position)

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 on Sunday, September 16, 2007, to elect the 300 members
Members of the Greek Parliament, 2007-
This is a list of the 300 members who were elected to the Greek Parliament in the 2007 Greek legislative election.Of the 300 elected, 34 New Democracy MPs were new to the house, 26 PASOK MPs, 15 KKE MPs, 10 SYRIZA MPs, and 10 LAOS MPs.-MPs by party:...

 of the Hellenic 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....

. The leading party for a second term was 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...

 under the leadership of Kostas Karamanlis with 41.83%, followed by George Papandreou
George Papandreou
Georgios A. Papandreou , commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Γιώργος in Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election...

 and 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...

 with 38.10%. New Democracy managed to secure an absolute but narrow majority of 152 out of 300 parliament seats. The populist
Populism
Populism can be defined as an ideology, political philosophy, or type of discourse. Generally, a common theme compares "the people" against "the elite", and urges social and political system changes. It can also be defined as a rhetorical style employed by members of various political or social...

 Popular Orthodox Rally
Popular Orthodox Rally
The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S...

 entered the parliament for the first time with 10 seats, while the parties of the left, the KKE
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 :...

 and SYRIZA
Coalition of the Radical Left
The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...

, enjoyed a significant increase in their votes. KKE got 8.15% of the votes (from 5.89) and secured 22 parliament seats (from 12) and SYRIZA
Coalition of the Radical Left
The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...

 got 5.04% of the votes (+1.78%) and 14 seats. The Ecologist Greens
Ecologist Greens
The Ecologist Greens are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene...

, which was contesting its first general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...

, became the largest extra-parliamentary party (1.05%) ,without reaching the 3% threshold necessary for a party to enter parliament.

The difference of nearly four percentage points between the first two parties resulted in George Papandreou announcing that he would seek reaffirmation of his party leadership
Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...

, with Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...

 and Kostas Skandalidis
Kostas Skandalidis
Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek Politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece.-Life:...

 also declaring candidacy for the post.

Procedure

There were concerns that the election could return a hung parliament
Hung parliament
In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...

, mainly due to the recently revised Greek electoral law. Although it preserved the 3% threshold necessary for a party to enter 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....

, it decreased the number of seats automatically awarded to the leading party. Parliamentary majority was considered more difficult, especially after the early projection that five parties would cross this threshold for the first time after the metapolitefsi
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...

.

According to the electoral law, the first-past-the post party was automatically awarded a bonus of 40 parliamentary seats. The remaining 260 seats were divided among all parties that achieved a minimum 3% nationwide vote tally, strictly in proportion to their polling returns. Since a majority of 151 seats was required, the leading party should secure at least 111 seats (42.7% of 260) in order to be able to form a government. Karamanlis had stated that in the event that no party should manage to achieve a majority, he would seek a new election. Papandreou had vaguely indicated that he may have pursued an alliance with the left, however the SYRIZA and KKE parties had categorically dismissed any possibility of participating in a coalition with any of the major parties.

No opinion polls were allowed to be published after September 1. The polls publicized prior to the election had concluded that:
  • The next 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....

     would be a five-party Parliament.
  • 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...

     would hold a smaller lead over PASOK at around 2%.
  • The goal of a workable parliamentary majority hung in the brink, with some pollsters projecting 147-149 and some 151-153 seats for the leading party.


The law traditionally requires that voting begins at "sunrise" and ends at "sunset". In practice this is rounded up to the nearest top of the hour. Voting began at 7 AM and concluded at 7 PM. 7 PM was also the time when media outlets publicized their exit polls and issued their predictions. According to SingularLogic, the official IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 contractor of the Ministry of the Interior, initial returns would not reach statistical significance before 11 PM and firm estimates might not emerge until after midnight. Voting took place in 20,623 polling stations - mostly schools - throughout the country, each of which catered to 400-500 voters on average.

Opinion polls, January–August 2007

A collection of opinion polls taken before the elections is listed below. According to a law, which was voted by the Greek parliament, publication of opinion polls is forbidden in the fortnight prior to the election date. Therefore the last day when opinion polls were published was September 1, 2007, and practically all opinion polling firms published their final public reports on August 31, 2007, in time for the evening news.
Polling Firm Date Published 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...

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...

KKE
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 :...

SYRIZA
Coalition of the Radical Left
The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...

LAOS
Popular Orthodox Rally
The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S...

Other None Unsure
Public Issue/VPRC 14 January 2007 43.0 39.0 7.5 4.0 3.5 3.0
GPO 15 January 2007 35.9 33.7 7.3 4.1 4.4 0.7 4.4 9.3
Kapa Research 10 February 2007 37.5 35.9 7.4 3.6 3.2 12.4
Public Issue/VPRC 11 February 2007 43.0 39.5 7.5 4.0 3.5 2.5
RASS 25 February 2007 36.7 33.9 5.8 2.8 2.7 18.1
Public Issue/VPRC 11 March 2007 43.0 39.5 7.0 4.5 3.5 2.5
Metron Analysis 22 March 2007 37.1 35.9 7.0 3.1 3.6 13.3
ALCO 30 March 2007 33.9 33.4 5.5 2.8 2.2 22.2
Kapa Research 30 March 2007 36.9 35.9 7.0 3.4 3.9 12.9
GPO 2 April 2007 36.0 34.2 7.0 4.0 4.5 0.9 3.9 9.5
Public Issue/VPRC 13 April 2007 42.5 39.0 7.0 4.5 4.0 3.0
MRB 27 April 2007 35.9 33.5 6.7 4.1 3.7 16.1
Public Issue/VPRC 13 May 2007 42.5 39.5 6.5 5.0 3.5 3.0
MRB 24 May 2007 35.7 33.7 6.3 4.4 4.7 15.2
Metron Analysis 2 June 2007 33.4 32.0 6.8 3.6 4.4 19.8
Public Issue/VPRC 8 June 2007 43.0 39.0 7.0 4.5 4.0 2.5
GPO 4 June 2007 35.5 34.5 7.1 4.4 4.9 2.3 3.3 8.0
ALCO 15 June 2007 34.2 34.0 6.3 2.9 3.5 1.6 2.5 14.7
MRB 15 June 2007 36.3 34.0 7.0 4.4 3.7 14.6
Metron Analysis 21 June 2007 36.8 35.8 6.4 3.8 3.8 13.4
Kapa Research 30 June 2007 36.1 35.1 7.6 4.3 4.2 0.6 12.1
Public Issue/VPRC 16 July 2007 42.5 38.5 7.5 4.5 3.5 3.5
GPO 22 August 2007 36.2 34.6 7.1 4.2 4.6 5.8 7.5
Metron Analysis 22 August 2007 31.0 29.5 7.0 4.3 3.5 2.5 6.8 15.4
MRB 23 August 2007 36.8 34.8 6.8 4.5 4.0 1.3 2.8 9.0
Kapa Research 26 August 2007 34.9 33.6 7.2 4.9 4.1 1,6 13.7
ALCO 27 August 2007 35.0 34.2 6.5 3.4 3.6 0.8 4.1 11.8
MRB 28 August 2007 35.2 33.2 7.3 4.4 3.9 2.2 4.3 6.7
Metron Analysis 29 August 2007 29.7 28.1 8.1 4.7 3.6 2.6 10.5 17.4
GPO 29 August 2007 36.0 34.8 7.0 4.5 4.9 2.1 10.7
ALCO 29 August 2007 31.6 30.9 6.2 3.4 3.3 1.8 8.7 15.9
Public Issue/VPRC (vote projection)* 31 August 2007 42.0 38.0 8.5 5.0 4.0 2.5
MRB 31 August 2007 35.4 33.3 7.5 4.7 3.7
GPO 31 August 2007 37.4 36.0 7.6 4.2 4.7
ALCO 31 August 2007 31.5 30.8 6.5 3.7 3.6
  • Public Issue/VPRC noted that their report was a prediction based on the time-series of opinion polls they had conducted.

Events before the election

  • August 22, 2007: The Democratic Social Movement
    Democratic Social Movement
    The Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party...

     (DIKKI) (6th largest party in the previous elections) announced its electoral alliance
    Electoral alliance
    An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...

     with the Coalition of the Radical Left
    Coalition of the Radical Left
    The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...

     (SYRIZA).
  • August 29, 2007: Opinion pollers MRB came under criticism from 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...

    . Mathematical inconsistencies were alleged, such as response tallies summing up to more than 100%. MRB denied the allegations. MRB's parent company, Spot-Thompson Greece, are 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...

    's advertisers.
  • August 30, 2007: MRB came under more fire as it cancelled publication of its regular biannual "Trends" survey, citing extreme difficulty in obtaining accurate information in the fire-stricken areas
    2007 Greek forest fires
    The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on August 23, expanded rapidly and raged out of control until August 27, until they were put out in early...

    . Critics said that this admission automatically rendered previous voting behavior MRB estimates from these areas unreliable; yet, the election results in the prefectures which were devastated by the fires (Ilia, Euboea
    Euboea
    Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...

     and Arcadia), were marked by a loss in votes for both the main opposition party and the ruling party.
  • September 1, 2007: The Areios Pagos
    Court of Cassation (Greece)
    The Court of Cassation is the Supreme Court of Greece for civil and criminal law. The Court of Cassation's decisions are irrevocable. If the Court of Cassation concludes that a lower court violated the law or the principles of the procedure, then it can order the rehearing of the case by the lower...

     refused to certify Fofi Gennimata as a candidate for the PASOK nationwide list, citing non-eligibility because Mrs. Gennimata is elected the superprefect of Athens and Piraeus
    Super-prefectures of Greece
    The super-prefectures of Greece were a second-degree organization of local self-government and an administrative division between the regions and the prefectures. They were each headed by an elected but largely ceremonial super-prefect, with most of the prefectural duties performed by the prefects...

    . This was criticised angrily by PASOK as an attempt to politicise the courts.
  • September 2, 2007: The Areios Pagos
    Court of Cassation (Greece)
    The Court of Cassation is the Supreme Court of Greece for civil and criminal law. The Court of Cassation's decisions are irrevocable. If the Court of Cassation concludes that a lower court violated the law or the principles of the procedure, then it can order the rehearing of the case by the lower...

    :
    • refused to include the title of DIKKI
      Democratic Social Movement
      The Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party...

       in the electoral alliance
      Electoral alliance
      An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...

       of SYRIZA
      Coalition of the Radical Left
      The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...

       claiming that the internal procedures followed by DIKKI were flawed. This was criticised furiously by SYRIZA and DIKKI as inappropriate interference in party political activity on behalf of the courts.
    • refused to allow the New Fascism party contest the election because of its provocative name.
    • refused to allow the New Salvation Party - Christian Democracy to use the Cross
      Cross
      A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run obliquely, the design is technically termed a saltire, although the arms of a saltire need not meet...

       as its logo on the grounds that it is a religious symbol.
    • excluded seven other parties from the elections for failure to pay the required electoral deposit.
  • September 6, 2007: NET
    New Hellenic Television
    New Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...

     state television, in simulcast
    Simulcast
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     with the major private TV stations, broadcast the debate among the leaders of 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...

    , 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...

    , KKE, SYRIZA
    Coalition of the Radical Left
    The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece...

    , LAOS
    Popular Orthodox Rally
    The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S...

    , and DA
    Democratic Revival
    The Democratic Revival is a populist political party in Greece, initially founded in 2004 by Stelios Papathemelis. It was deactivated after its leader participated in the legislative elections of 2004 with New Democracy and was elected MP.The party was reactivated in March 2007...

    , who were questioned by six reporters in six rounds of questions and follow-ups. Questions and responses were rotated and timed. The debate lasted approximately 2.5 hours and concluded with a 2-minute speech by each leader. The debate format, agreed beforehand by the participating parties, met with criticism for being too rigid and formal, too protective of the politicians and not conducive to exhaustive scrutiny of their policies.

Exit polls

The Greek media outlets issued their exit polls at 19:00 local time.
Media outlet Polling Firm ND PASOK KKE SYRIZA LAOS Others/
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ΕRΤ
Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation is the Greek state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of EBU.Since 70's ERT is part of the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by EBU...

Rass 42.2% 38.5% 7.5% 5.0% 3.5% 3.3%
ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...

1
Metron Analysis 40.4-42.8% 36.8-39.2% 7.4-8.8% 4.8-6.0% 3.2-4.2% 2.8-3.6%
Alpha
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...

MRB 40.8-42.8% 37.5-39.5% 7.5-8.5% 4.5-6.0% 3.5-4.5% 2.0-3.5%
Alter
Alter Channel
Alter Channel better known as Alter, is a private TV network in Greece. It launched in 1994 and is owned by Eleftheri Tileorasi S.A, which is headed by Andreas Kouris. Programming mainly consists of news & current affairs shows and entertainment programmes...

ALCO 40.6-42.6% 37.8-39.8% 6.4- 8% 4.6-5.8% 3.5-4.5% 2-3.5%
Mega
Mega Channel
Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...

GPO 41-43% 37.5-39.5% 7.5-9% 4.5-6% 3.5-4% 2.5-3%
Skai
Skai TV
Skai TV is a Greek TV station, based in Pireus, Athens. It is part of the Skai Group one of the largest media groups in Greece. It was relaunched in its present form on April 1, 2006 in Athens and gradually managed to spread its coverage nationwide. Besides analog over-the-air transmission, it is...

V-PRC 41-43% 36-38% 7.5-9.5% 5-6% 3.5-4.5% 2.5-3.5%
Star
Star Channel
Star Channel is a Greek television network that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It launched in December 1993 and is owned by Nea Tileorasi A.E.. The main news bulletin is called Star Eidiseis, which is currently hosted by Aimilios Liatsos...

Kapa Research 41.9% 38.4% 7.7% 5.3% 4.0% 2.7%
exit poll average: all 41.9% 38.2% 7.9% 5.3% 3.8% 3.0%
Mega
Mega Channel
Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...

²
GPO 42.0%
153 seats
37.8%
101 seats
8.2%
22 seats
5.0%
13 seats
4.0%
11 seats
3.0%
-

1 Revised exit poll presented at 20:30 local time

² Statistical projection based on official returns, presented at 21:30 local time - claimed margin of error: 0.2%

Results

The following table shows the tallies with all the votes counted.
At 1 AM, September 17, 2007, 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...

 leader George Papandreou conceded defeat and Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis thanked the electorate for granting him and his party
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...

 a renewed term in office. George Papandreou also stated that he will seek his party's direct reaffirmation in his leadership
Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...

, and Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos
Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...

, PASOK's informal #2, declared himself "present" in this process. Papandreou went on and retained his leadership.

Results by region

Region New Dem
(%)
PASOK
(%)
KKE
(%)
SYRIZA
(%)
LAOS
(%)
Two parties
(%)
Athens A 40.2 30.0 10.5 9.3 5.4 70.2
Athens B 35.3 34.0 12.1 8.9 5.0 69.3
Thessaloniki A 37.4 34.6 10.3 6.1 6.2 72.0
Thessaloniki B 44.8 33.8 8.1 4.1 5.4 78.6
Piraeus A 42.3 32.6 9.0 6.8 5.2 74.9
Piraeus B 31.4 37.9 14.6 6.4 5.5 70.3
Aetolia-Akarnania 43.6 43.7 6.3 2.9 2.0 86.3
Argolida 48.9 37.4 4.8 3.5 3.1 86.3
Arkadia 46.7 38.7 5.4 4.0 3.2 85.4
Arta 47.3 38.7 6.7 3.9 1.6 86.0
Attica 39.3 36.3 9.2 5.8 5.8 75.6
Achaea 36.9 46.0 7.2 4.9 2.5 82.9
Boeotia 41.0 40.5 7.9 4.4 3.5 81.5
Grevena 45.5 39.7 7.6 2.5 2.6 85.2
Drama 48.7 37.3 4.4 3.2 4.0 86.0
Dodecanese 41.7 46.7 4.2 3.0 2.8 88.4
Evros 48.1 39.8 4.3 2.3 3.4 87.7
Euboea 40.6 42.0 7.2 4.3 3.4 82.6
Evrytania 44.6 45.6 3.4 2.4 2.2 90.2
Zakynthos 38.1 42.3 10.5 4.4 2.2 80.4
Elis 42.1 46.5 4.7 3.0 2.0 88.6
Imathia 42.9 39.0 7.6 3.2 4.6 81.9
Heraklion 33.5 54.6 4.4 4.4 1.3 88.1
Thesprotia 45.9 42.5 4.4 3.1 2.1 88.4

See also

  • Members of the Greek Parliament, 2007-
    Members of the Greek Parliament, 2007-
    This is a list of the 300 members who were elected to the Greek Parliament in the 2007 Greek legislative election.Of the 300 elected, 34 New Democracy MPs were new to the house, 26 PASOK MPs, 15 KKE MPs, 10 SYRIZA MPs, and 10 LAOS MPs.-MPs by party:...

  • Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
    Panhellenic Socialist Movement leadership election, 2007
    A leadership election was held on November 11, 2007 in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Greece's main centre-left party, after it was defeated in the parliamentary election earlier that year...


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