Greek legislative election, 2009
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The Greek legislative election of 2009 was a national parliamentary vote in which the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) returned to power, leading to a change of government amid the emerging sovereign debt crisis.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfWinningParty | PASOK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledBy | Kostas Karamanlis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
corruption
ⓘ
economy ⓘ public debt ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| chamberElected | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | Greek government-debt crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| date | 2009-10-04 ⓘ |
| defeatedLeader | Kostas Karamanlis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | New Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 3 percent ⓘ |
| electoralType | parliamentary ⓘ |
| electorate | Greek citizens over 18 years of age ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Cabinet of George Papandreou (2009–2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection | Karolos Papoulias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legislature | Hellenic Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTermEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| legislatureTermStart | 2009 ⓘ |
| location | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionPartyAfterElection | New Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Panhellenic Socialist Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 151 ⓘ |
| nextElection | Greek legislative election, May 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherParliamentaryParty |
Coalition of the Radical Left
NERFINISHED
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Communist Party of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecologist Greens NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Orthodox Rally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in Greece ⓘ |
| postElectionPrimeMinister | George Papandreou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preElectionPrimeMinister | Kostas Karamanlis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | Greek legislative election, 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEarlyElection | economic crisis concerns ⓘ |
| region | European Union member state ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
PASOK majority government
ⓘ
change of government ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 300 ⓘ |
| significance |
held at onset of Greek sovereign debt crisis
ⓘ
marked PASOK return to power ⓘ |
| supervisingBody | Ministry of the Interior of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | early dissolution of parliament ⓘ |
| votingSystem | reinforced proportional representation ⓘ |
| winningLeader | George Papandreou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2009 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
PASOK