Greek legislative election, 1985

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The Greek legislative election of 1985 was a national parliamentary vote in Greece that resulted in the re-election of Andreas Papandreou’s socialist government and the continuation of PASOK’s dominance in Greek politics during the 1980s.

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instanceOf legislative election
parliamentary election
afterParty PASOK
beforeParty PASOK
campaignTheme socialist policies and welfare state expansion
country Greece
date 1985-06-02
decade 1980s
electoralBody Hellenic Parliament
electoralOutcome single-party majority government by PASOK
electorate Greek citizens of voting age
governmentFormed Second Cabinet of Andreas Papandreou
headOfGovernmentContested Prime Minister of Greece
incumbentGovernment PASOK government under Andreas Papandreou
languageOfCampaign Greek
legislativeBodyElected Hellenic Parliament
legislatureNumber 9th Hellenic Parliament
location Greece
mainIssue continuation of PASOK government
majoritySeats 151
nextElection Greek legislative election, June 1989
officeContested seats in the Hellenic Parliament
oppositionTheme economic management and European integration
parliamentaryTerm Greek Parliament 1985–1989
partOf elections in Greece
politicalContext post-1974 Third Hellenic Republic
previousElection Greek legislative election, 1981
primeMinisterBeforeElection Andreas Papandreou
region Europe
result continuation of PASOK dominance in 1980s Greek politics
re-election of PASOK government
seatsForElection 300
secondLeader Constantine Mitsotakis
secondParty New Democracy
thirdLeader Charilaos Florakis
thirdParty Communist Party of Greece
turnout around 80%
type parliamentary
votingSystem reinforced proportional representation
winningLeader Andreas Papandreou
winningParty PASOK
year 1985

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PASOK wonElection Greek legislative election, 1985
subject linked to: Greek PASOK
Greek legislative election, 1981 nextElection Greek legislative election, 1985
Panhellenic Socialist Movement wonElection Greek legislative election, 1985
Greek legislative election, 1985 parliamentaryTerm Greek Parliament 1985–1989
linked to: Greek legislative election, 1985