2000 Greek legislative election
![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 300 seats in theHellenic Parliament 151 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Parliamentary elections were held inGreeceon 9 April 2000.[1]The rulingPASOKof Prime MinisterCostas Simitiswas narrowly re-elected, defeating the conservativeNew Democracyparty. Simitis formedhis third cabinet.
This election is a landmark, as it is the last elector where the presentation of the election booklet was necessary. Since the local elections of 2002, the Special Electoral Number has been established and the participation of the voter is done by showing any identification document (ID card, driving license, etc.).[2]
They were also characterized by the large electoral reversal in favour of PASOK, 43.8% against 42.7% of New Democracy, a difference of 73,133 votes. Specifically, New Democracy was ahead for over three hours and with the integration ofAthens Bin the narional results, PASOK went ahead of ND. There were not a few voices talking about fraud.[3]
Results[edit]
![]() | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
PASOK | 3,008,081 | 43.80 | 158 | –4 | |
New Democracy | 2,934,948 | 42.73 | 125 | +17 | |
Communist Party of Greece | 379,280 | 5.52 | 11 | 0 | |
Synaspismos | 219,988 | 3.20 | 6 | –4 | |
Democratic Social Movement | 184,648 | 2.69 | 0 | –9 | |
Democratic Regional Union | 32,149 | 0.47 | 0 | New | |
Union of Centrists | 23,218 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
Union of Ecologists | 20,523 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
National Coalition | 14,688 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
Front Line | 12,192 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
Radical Left Front | 8,183 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
Communist Party of Greece (Marxist–Leninist) | 7,325 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
Party of Hellenism | 6,241 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Left! (M-L KKE–A) | 5,879 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Alternative Ecologists | 3,291 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Liberal Party | 2,123 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Fighting Socialist Party of Greece | 2,044 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
Self-Governed Movement of Labour Politics | 1,153 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece | 1,139 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
Christianity | 260 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Party of Greek Workers | 153 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
National Patriotic Party | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
Olympic Party | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Panhellenic Democratic Party of Peace | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 592 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6,868,129 | 100.00 | 300 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 6,868,129 | 97.74 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 158,501 | 2.26 | |||
Total votes | 7,026,630 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 9,277,277 | 75.74 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References[edit]
- ^Dieter Nohlen& Philip Stöver (2010)Elections in Europe: A data handbook,p830ISBN978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^"Εκλογικό βιβλιάριο τέλος!".Retrieved6 July2023.
- ^"ΒΟΥΛΕΥΤΙΚΕΣ ΕΚΛΟΓΕΣ 2000 Οι σκληροί παίζουν με τη νοθεία".Retrieved6 July2023.