Greek legislative election, 1981

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The Greek legislative election of 1981 was a landmark national vote in which the socialist PASOK party came to power, marking a major political shift in post-junta Greece.

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instanceOf legislative election
parliamentary election
campaignSloganOfWinner Allagi (Change) NERFINISHED
coincidedWith Greece’s accession to the European Communities in 1981
context occurred during the period of the Metapolitefsi following the fall of the military junta
country Greece
defeatedIncumbentLeader Georgios Rallis NERFINISHED
defeatedIncumbentParty New Democracy NERFINISHED
electionDate 1981-10-18
electoralBody Greek electorate
electoralSystem reinforced proportional representation
electoralType parliamentary
electorate Greek citizens with voting rights in 1981
historicalSignificance first time a socialist party formed a government in Greece through elections
marked a major political shift in post-junta Greece
incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection New Democracy government NERFINISHED
incumbentPrimeMinisterBeforeElection Georgios Rallis NERFINISHED
KKESeatsWon 13
KKEVoteShare approximately 10.9%
languageOfCampaign Greek
legislatureElected Hellenic Parliament NERFINISHED
location Greece NERFINISHED
mainIssue economic policy
foreign policy and national independence
social reforms
mainWinner Panhellenic Socialist Movement NERFINISHED
mainWinnerShortName PASOK NERFINISHED
NewDemocracySeatsWon 115
NewDemocracyVoteShare approximately 35.9%
nextElection Greek legislative election, 1985 NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermEnd 1985
parliamentaryTermStart 1981
partOf elections in Greece
PASOKSeatsWon 172
PASOKVoteShare approximately 48.1%
previousElection Greek legislative election, 1977 NERFINISHED
region Southern Europe NERFINISHED
result formation of a single-party majority government by PASOK
resultingGovernmentHeadParty Panhellenic Socialist Movement NERFINISHED
resultingPrimeMinister Andreas Papandreou NERFINISHED
seatsForElection 300
shiftInPower from centre-right New Democracy to socialist PASOK
tookPlaceIn Third Hellenic Republic NERFINISHED
voterTurnout approximately 81.5%
winningLeader Andreas Papandreou NERFINISHED
winningPartyIdeology democratic socialism
social democracy

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Greek PASOK wonElection Greek legislative election, 1981
subject surface form: PASOK