Greek legislative election, 2009

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The Greek legislative election of 2009 was a national parliamentary vote in which the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) returned to power, leading to a change of government amid the emerging sovereign debt crisis.

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instanceOf legislative election
parliamentary election
abbreviationOfWinningParty PASOK
calledBy Kostas Karamanlis
campaignIssue corruption
economy
public debt
unemployment
chamberElected unicameral legislature
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Greece
context Greek government-debt crisis
country Greece
date 2009-10-04
defeatedLeader Kostas Karamanlis
defeatedParty New Democracy
electoralThreshold 3 percent
electoralType parliamentary
electorate Greek citizens over 18 years of age
governmentFormed Cabinet of George Papandreou (2009–2011)
headOfStateDuringElection Karolos Papoulias
language Greek
legislature Hellenic Parliament
legislatureTermEnd 2012
legislatureTermStart 2009
location Greece
mainOppositionPartyAfterElection New Democracy
mainWinningParty Panhellenic Socialist Movement
majoritySeats 151
nextElection Greek legislative election, May 2012
otherParliamentaryParty Coalition of the Radical Left
Communist Party of Greece
Ecologist Greens
Popular Orthodox Rally
partOf elections in Greece
postElectionPrimeMinister George Papandreou
linked to: Georgios Papandreou
preElectionPrimeMinister Kostas Karamanlis
previousElection Greek legislative election, 2007
reasonForEarlyElection economic crisis concerns
region European Union member state
resultedIn PASOK majority government
change of government
seatsForElection 300
significance held at onset of Greek sovereign debt crisis
marked PASOK return to power
supervisingBody Ministry of the Interior of Greece
triggeredBy early dissolution of parliament
votingSystem reinforced proportional representation
winningLeader George Papandreou
linked to: Georgios Papandreou
year 2009

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PASOK wonElection Greek legislative election, 2009
subject linked to: Greek PASOK
Panhellenic Socialist Movement wonElection Greek legislative election, 2009