1996 Greek legislative election

1996 Greek legislative election

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All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament 151 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Costas Simitis Miltiadis Evert Aleka Papariga Party PASOK ND KKE Last election 46.88%, 170 seats 39.30%, 111 seats 4.54%, 9 seats Seats won 162 108 11 Seat change 8 3 2 Popular vote 2,813,245 2,584,765 380,167 Percentage 41.49% 38.12% 5.60% Swing 5.39pp 1.18pp 1.06pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Nikos Konstantopoulos Dimitris Tsovolas Party Synaspismos DIKKI Last election 2.94%, 0 seats – Seats won 10 9 Seat change 10 New Popular vote 347,051 300,617 Percentage 5.12% 4.43% Swing 2.18pp New
Map of electoral districts, showing the largest party by share of votes. Darker shades indicate stronger vote share.
Prime Minister before election Costas Simitis PASOK Prime Minister after election Costas Simitis PASOK

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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 22 September 1996.^[1] The ruling PASOK of Costas Simitis was re-elected, defeating the liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Miltiadis Evert.