Greek legislative election, 1951

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The Greek legislative election of 1951 was a national parliamentary vote in post–World War II Greece that reshaped the political landscape amid Cold War tensions and the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

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instanceOf legislative election
aimedAt stabilizing Greek politics after the civil war
chamberElected unicameral parliament
context Cold War
aftermath of the Greek Civil War
country Greece
electoralBody Greek voters
electoralSystem reinforced proportional representation
electorate Greek citizens with voting rights in 1951
followedBy Greek legislative election, 1952
follows Greek legislative election, 1950
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasLanguage Greek
headOfStateDuringElection King Paul of Greece
isIn 20th century in Greece
leadingPolitician Alexandros Papagos
Georgios Papandreou
Ioannis Sofianopoulos
Nikolaos Plastiras
Sophoklis Venizelos
linked to: Sofoklis Venizelos
legislature Hellenic Parliament
location Greece
majorParty Greek Rally
Liberal Party (Greece)
National Progressive Center Union
United Democratic Left
numberOfSeatsContested 258
oppositionParty United Democratic Left
partOf Cold War history of Greece
history of modern Greece
post–World War II history of Greece
politicalSpectrum competition between right-wing, centrist, and left-wing parties
precededBy Greek legislative election, 1950
relatedTo Greek Civil War
Marshall Plan in Greece
linked to: Marshall Plan

NATO membership of Greece
resultedIn continued political fragmentation in Greece
formation of a centrist coalition government
significance reflected anti-communist alignment of Greek politics
reshaped the Greek party system in the early 1950s
supervisingBody Greek Ministry of the Interior
timePeriod early Cold War period
post–World War II era
typeOfGovernmentFormed parliamentary government
votingSystemFeature bonus for larger parties
winner Greek Rally

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Greek Rally participatedIn Greek legislative election, 1951
Greek legislative election, 1952 precededBy Greek legislative election, 1951