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1981 Greek legislative election

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Papandreou's new government introduced several interesting reforms in the wake of its victory (legalization of civil wedding, new family law, nationalization of certain private companies, etc.).
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became the new leader of New Democracy. Noteworthy, Mitsotakis and Papandreou were both centrists before 1967 and they belonged to the same party, George Papandreou's
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Verney, Susannah (March 2011). "An exceptional case? Party and popular Euroscepticism in Greece, 1959–2009".
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Observers had expected a PASOK victory but were surprised by the size of the victory.
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The main opposition party, New Democracy, faced serious internal conflicts.
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was forced to resign after the defeat and he was succeeded by
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Index

1977
1985
Hellenic Parliament



Andreas Papandreou
Georgios Rallis
Charilaos Florakis
PASOK
ND
KKE
Prime Minister
Georgios Rallis
ND
Andreas Papandreou
PASOK
Greece
PASOK
Andreas Papandreou
New Democracy
Georgios Rallis
Greece
George Papandreou
Center Union
Communist Party
eurosceptic
the country's accession
European Communities

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