Parliamentary elections were held in
Greece on 7 November 1926.
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 expe ...
& 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
A national unity government, government of national unity (GNU), or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other nati ...
".
Results
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