Early parliamentary elections were held in
Greece
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on 8 April 1990.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p830 ] The conservative
New Democracy
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party of
Constantine Mitsotakis
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, was elected, defeating
PASOK
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of
Andreas Papandreou
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. In order to be able to command a majority of 151 in the 300-seat Parliament, New Democracy had to secure the support of Theodoros Katsikis, Democratic Renewal's sole MP. Shortly after Mitsotakis was given a confidence vote, the Supreme Special Court, after a mistake in seat calculation was detected, gave the coalition a 152nd seat.
Results
References
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Greece
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Legislative
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1990s in Greek politics
Greece
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