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Greek legislative election, 1926

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7 November 1926
  
1928 →

108
  
60

303,140
  
194,243

Turnout
  
61.4%

60
  
52

194,243
  
151,044

Greek legislative election, 1926

Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 November 1926. The Liberal Union emerged as the largest faction in Parliament with 108 of the 286 seats. 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

a The Electoral Committees reported a total votes figure of 962,304. However, this was due to a flaw in their minutes.

References

Greek legislative election, 1926 Wikipedia


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