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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
PASOK