Greek legislative election, 1951

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The Greek legislative election of 1951 was a national parliamentary vote in post–World War II Greece that reshaped the political landscape amid Cold War tensions and the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

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instanceOf legislative election
aimedAt stabilizing Greek politics after the civil war
chamberElected unicameral parliament
context Cold War NERFINISHED
aftermath of the Greek Civil War
country Greece
electoralBody Greek voters
electoralSystem reinforced proportional representation
electorate Greek citizens with voting rights in 1951
followedBy Greek legislative election, 1952 NERFINISHED
follows Greek legislative election, 1950 NERFINISHED
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasLanguage Greek
headOfStateDuringElection King Paul of Greece NERFINISHED
isIn 20th century in Greece
leadingPolitician Alexandros Papagos NERFINISHED
Georgios Papandreou NERFINISHED
Ioannis Sofianopoulos NERFINISHED
Nikolaos Plastiras NERFINISHED
Sophoklis Venizelos NERFINISHED
legislature Hellenic Parliament NERFINISHED
location Greece NERFINISHED
majorParty Greek Rally NERFINISHED
Liberal Party (Greece) NERFINISHED
National Progressive Center Union NERFINISHED
United Democratic Left NERFINISHED
numberOfSeatsContested 258
oppositionParty United Democratic Left NERFINISHED
partOf Cold War history of Greece
history of modern Greece
post–World War II history of Greece
politicalSpectrum competition between right-wing, centrist, and left-wing parties
precededBy Greek legislative election, 1950 NERFINISHED
relatedTo Greek Civil War NERFINISHED
Marshall Plan in Greece NERFINISHED
NATO membership of Greece
resultedIn continued political fragmentation in Greece
formation of a centrist coalition government
significance reflected anti-communist alignment of Greek politics
reshaped the Greek party system in the early 1950s
supervisingBody Greek Ministry of the Interior NERFINISHED
timePeriod early Cold War period
post–World War II era
typeOfGovernmentFormed parliamentary government
votingSystemFeature bonus for larger parties
winner Greek Rally NERFINISHED

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Greek Rally participatedIn Greek legislative election, 1951