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836:Total votes
810:Valid votes
370:eurosceptic
234:Percentage
1795:Categories
1778:See also:
1428:2023 (Jun)
1423:2023 (May)
1413:2015 (Sep)
1408:2015 (Jan)
1403:2012 (Jun)
1398:2012 (May)
1358:1989 (Nov)
1353:1989 (Jun)
1238:1915 (Dec)
1233:1915 (May)
1223:1910 (Nov)
1218:1910 (Aug)
904:References
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223:2,726,309
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969:0261-3794
869:Aftermath
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813:5,671,057
792:5,671,057
447:2,034,496
426:2,726,309
342:, led by
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338:, faced
256:22.73pp
229:620,302
923:, p830
638:M-L KKE
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384:Results
376:to the
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264:5.96pp
243:10.94%
240:35.88%
237:48.07%
119:Leader
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795:100.00
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577:20,645
556:22,763
535:40,126
527:KODISO
510:76,404
489:95,799
348:Greece
328:Greece
248:Swing
139:Party
1000:S2CID
855:81.50
816:98.57
789:Total
680:1,100
661:1,646
642:4,700
617:6,595
598:8,638
471:10.94
450:35.88
429:48.07
422:PASOK
411:Seats
405:Votes
402:Party
332:PASOK
314:PASOK
143:PASOK
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1756:1973
1751:1968
1746:1946
1741:1935
1736:1924
1731:1920
1715:2024
1710:2019
1705:2014
1700:2009
1695:2004
1690:1999
1685:1994
1680:1989
1675:1984
1670:1981
1652:2023
1647:2019
1642:2014
1637:2010
1632:2006
1627:2002
1622:1998
1617:1994
1612:1990
1607:1986
1602:1982
1597:1978
1592:1975
1587:1964
1582:1959
1577:1954
1572:1951
1567:1934
1562:1929
1557:1925
1552:1914
1547:1907
1542:1903
1537:1899
1532:1895
1527:1891
1522:1887
1517:1883
1512:1879
1507:1874
1502:1870
1497:1866
1492:1850
1487:1847
1482:1841
1477:1837
1472:1835
1467:1834
1418:2019
1393:2009
1388:2007
1383:2004
1378:2000
1373:1996
1368:1993
1363:1990
1348:1985
1343:1981
1338:1977
1333:1974
1328:1964
1323:1963
1318:1961
1313:1958
1308:1956
1303:1952
1298:1951
1293:1950
1288:1946
1283:1936
1278:1935
1273:1933
1268:1932
1263:1929
1258:1928
1253:1926
1248:1923
1243:1920
1228:1912
1213:1906
1208:1905
1203:1902
1198:1899
1193:1895
1188:1892
1183:1890
1178:1887
1173:1885
1168:1881
1163:1879
1158:1875
1153:1874
1148:1873
1143:1872
1138:1869
1133:1868
1128:1865
1123:1862
1118:1861
1113:1859
1108:1856
1103:1853
1098:1850
1093:1847
1088:1844
1083:1843
1078:1829
1073:1826
1068:1823
965:ISSN
925:ISBN
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778:0.19
759:0.00
740:0.00
721:0.00
702:0.01
683:0.02
664:0.03
645:0.08
634:EKKE
620:0.12
601:0.15
580:0.36
559:0.40
538:0.71
513:1.35
492:1.69
183:115
180:172
53:1985
43:1977
992:doi
957:doi
798:300
765:New
746:New
708:New
699:407
689:New
626:New
607:New
586:New
565:–16
544:New
531:KAE
519:New
498:New
456:–56
453:115
435:+79
432:172
414:+/–
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199:79
186:13
153:KKE
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988:16
986:.
963:.
951:.
947:.
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718:95
636:–
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474:13
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299:ND
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148:ND
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959::
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604:0
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562:0
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