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1926 Greek Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 November 1926.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p830 The Liberal Union emerged as the largest faction in Parliament with 108 of the 286 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p857 The composition of the new parliament meant that the parties and factions had to work together to form a viable parliamentary government. On Kafandaris' initiative, negotiations began among the main parties, leading to the swearing-in on the 4 December of a government under the premiership of Alexandros Zaimis who was not a member of parliament. The coalition consisted of the Liberal Union, the Democratic Union, the People's Party and the Freethinkers' Party. This government came to be known as the " Ecumenical government". Results Notes References {{Greek elections Parliamentary elections in Greece Parliamentary Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on ...
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Hellenic Parliament
The Parliament of the Hellenes (), commonly known as the Hellenic Parliament (), is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament (MPs). It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a four-year term. From 1844–1863 and from 1927–1935, the parliament was Bicameralism, bicameral with an upper house (the Greek Senate, Senate; ) and a lower house (the Chamber of Deputies; ). Several important Greek statesmen have served as the speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. History Semi-constitutional monarchy, 1843–1862 The first national parliament of the independent Greek state was established in 1843, after the 3 September 1843 Revolution, 3 September Revolution, which forced Otto of Greece, King Otto to grant a Greek Constitution of 1844, constitution. The con ...
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Agrarian Party Of Greece
The Agrarian Party of Greece () was a Greek left-wing political party from 1923 to 1946. History The party was established in March 1923 at the second Panhellenic Agrarian Congress.Spyridon G. Ploumidis (2012"Agrarian Politics in Interwar Greece: The Stillborn ‘Peasant’ Parties (1923-1936)"''Studia Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series Historica'', volume 9, pp57–87 In the December 1923 elections it won three seats.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p857 In the 1926 elections it won four seats. The party did not contest the 1928 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1928. Africa * 1928 Southern Rhodesian general election Asia * 1928 Japanese general election * 1928 Persian legislative election * 1928 Philippine House of Representatives elections * 1928 Philippine ...,Nohlen & Stöver, p839 but returned in 1936, winning a single seat in the elections that year. The party did not contest any further elections. ...
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Agricultural Refugee Liaison
The Agricultural Refugee Liaison was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won a single seat in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.5% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References Defunct political parties in Greece Political parties with year of establishment missing Political parties with year of disestablishment missing Agrarian parties in Greece Defunct agrarian political parties {{Greece-party-stub ...
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Liaison Of Independent Anti-Venizelists
The Liaison of Independent Anti-Venizelists was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won a single seat in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.6% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References Defunct political parties in Greece {{Greece-party-stub ...
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Liaison Of Moderate Conservatives
The Liaison of Moderate Conservatives () was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won a single seat in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.6% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References {{Greek political parties Defunct political parties in Greece Conservative parties in Greece ...
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Liaison Of Independent Liberals
The Liaison of Independent Liberals was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won a single seat in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.6% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References {{Greek political parties Defunct political parties in Greece Defunct liberal political parties Liberal parties in Greece Liberalism in Greece ...
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Hebrew Political Union
The Hebrew Political Union () was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won two seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.6% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References {{Jews in Greece Defunct political parties in Greece Jewish Greek history Jewish political parties Political parties of minorities in Greece ...
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Liaison Of Independent Democrat-Venizelists
The Liaison of Independent Democrat-Venizelists was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won three seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.6% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References {{Greek political parties Defunct political parties in Greece Defunct liberal political parties Liberal parties in Greece Liberalism in Greece ...
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Party Of Democratic Liberals
The Democratic Liberals or Party of Democratic Liberals () was the name of two political groups in Greece in the 1920s. History The "Democratic Liberals" were a group within the Liberal Party who supported Greece becoming a republic. The group was formed during the campaign period of the 1923 elections where the change from a constitutional monarchy to a republic was the dominant issue. Disagreeing with the party leadership, which advocated changing the constitution in due course after a referendum on the matter, the Democratic Liberals led by sided with the position of the Democratic Union, which called for an immediate change of the constitution before a referendum was held. Running on a joint platform, the Democratic Liberals–Democratic Union alliance won 120 of the 398 seats in parliament.Domna N. Dontas (1977) ''Greece in Transition: Essays in the History of Modern Greece, 1821–1974'', p62 The second group contested the 1926 parliamentary elections, running only in th ...
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Co-operation Agricultural Party
The Co-operation Agricultural Party () was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won three seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 0.9% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References {{Greek political parties Defunct political parties in Greece Agrarian parties in Greece Defunct agrarian political parties ...
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Provincial Party
The Provincial Party () was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won two seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 1% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further national elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References Defunct political parties in Greece {{Greece-party-stub ...
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Conservative Union (Greece)
The Conservative Union () was a political party in Greece in the 1920s. History The party first contested national elections in 1926,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p834 when they won three seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ... with 1.3% of the national vote. However, the party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p834 References {{Greek political parties Defunct political parties in Greece Conservative parties in Greece ...
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