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Progressive Union (Greece)
The Progressive Union ( el, Κόμμα Προοδευτικής Ενώσεως) was a political party in Greece in the 1920s and 1930s. History The party first contested national elections in 1928,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p835 winning five seats in the parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ... with 1.3% of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p840 In the Senate elections the following year the party won two seats, but did not contest any further elections. References {{Greek political parties Defunct political parties in Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral systems and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) *''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) ** ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific'' (2002), *''Vo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Greek Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 19 August 1928.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p829 The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 178 of the 250 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p858 Background The Venizelists entered the elections as a coalition of five "parties of the liberals" under the leadership of Eleftherios Venizelos. These parties were the Democratic Union (later the Agricultural and Labour Party) under the leadership of Alexandros Papanastasiou, the National Democratic Party led by Georgios Kondylis, the Conservative Democratic Party under Andreas Michalakopoulos and the Progressive Union under the leadership of Konstantinos Zavitsanos. Because he wanted to follow an independent line from Venizelos, Georgios Kafantaris together with some personal friends and various dissatisfied liberals founded the Progressive Party. The anti- Venizelist movement went into the elections divided as the People's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Greek Senate Election
Senate elections were held in Greece on 21 April 1929.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p830 The Senate was a new institution introduced with the Greek Constitution of 1927 and these were the first elections for it. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 92 directly-elected seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p863 It was regarded as a public approval of the policies of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. Results References {{Greek elections Parliamentary elections in Greece Greece 1929 in Greece 1920s in Greek politics Eleftherios Venizelos Election 1929 History of Greece (1924–1941) Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
