All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament 151 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered
9,945,859
Turnout
65.12% (5.83pp)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Antonis Samaras
Alexis Tsipras
Evangelos Venizelos
Party
ND
Syriza
PASOK
Last election
33.47%, 91 seats
4.60%, 13 seats
43.92%, 160 seats
Seats won
108
52
41
Seat change
17
39
119
Popular vote
1,192,103
1,061,928
833,452
Percentage
18.85%
16.79%
13.18%
Swing
14.62pp
12.19pp
30.74pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
XA
Leader
Panos Kammenos
Aleka Papariga
Nikolaos Michaloliakos
Party
ANEL
KKE
ΧΑ
Last election
–
7.54%, 21 seats
0.29%, 0 seats
Seats won
33
26
21
Seat change
New
5
21
Popular vote
671,324
536,105
440,966
Percentage
10.62%
8.48%
6.97%
Swing
New
0.94pp
6.68pp
Seventh party
Leader
Fotis Kouvelis
Party
DIMAR
Last election
–
Seats won
19
Seat change
New
Popular vote
386,394
Percentage
6.11%
Swing
New
Most voted-for party by electoral district
Prime Minister before election
Lucas Papademos
Independent
Interim Prime Minister after election
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Independent
Greek debt crisis
Greek economy
Tax evasion and corruption in Greece
Financial crisis of 2007–2008
European debt crisis
Financial audits, 2009–2010
Anti-austerity movement
Election articles:
2011 proposed economy referendum
May 2012 election
Government formation
June 2012 election
January 2015 election
Government formation
2015 Greek bailout referendum
September 2015 election
Greek government debt crisis articles:
Greek eurozone exit
Greek crisis timeline
Greek crisis countermeasures
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Legislative elections were held in Greece on Sunday, 6 May 2012 to elect all 300 members to the Hellenic Parliament. It was scheduled to be held in late 2013, four years after the previous election; however, an early election was stipulated in the coalition agreement of November 2011 which formed the Papademos Cabinet. The coalition comprised both of Greece's traditional major political parties, PASOK on the left and New Democracy (ND) on the right, as well as the right-wing Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS). The aim of the coalition was to relieve the Greek government-debt crisis by ratifying and implementing decisions taken with other Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a month earlier.[1]
The elections delivered massive losses for the parties of the outgoing government, resulting in a realignment of Greek politics. PASOK, who won the 2009 election in a relative landslide, won just 13% of the overall vote, a decline of almost three-quarters. ND emerged in first place with just 19% of votes, approximately half of its previous result. LAOS lost all of its seats. Syriza, previously a minor party on the left-wing, ran on an anti-austerity platform and outpolled PASOK with 17% of the vote. The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) improved its performance to 8.5%. Three new parties entered Parliament in the election – the right-wing populist Independent Greeks (ANEL) won 11%, the far-right Golden Dawn (XA) 7%, and the Democratic Left (DIMAR) 6%.[2]
New Democracy won a substantial plurality of 108 seats thanks to Greece's majority bonus, but ND and PASOK were the only pro-bailout parties present and now lacked a majority between them. Conversely, the anti-bailout parties were deeply divided between left and right. ND leader Antonis Samaras,[3] Syriza's Alexis Tsipras,[4] and PASOK's Evangelos Venizelos all tried and failed to put together governments in the days following the election.[5] On 16 May, President Karolos Papoulias appointed Panagiotis Pikrammenos as caretaker Prime Minister and scheduled a new general election for 17 June.[6]
^"Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία Παπανδρέου — Σαμαρά για την κυβέρνηση συνεργασίας" [Agreement between Papandreou and Samaras for coalition government] (in Greek). In.gr. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^"Parliamentary Elections 2012". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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^"BBC News - Greek election: Antonis Samaras coalition bid fails". Bbc.co.uk. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^"Greece's Socialists Fail To Reach Deal on Coalition Government - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^Galpin, Richard (16 May 2012). "Greece to hold new election on 17 June". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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