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The '''Greek legislative election''' of the [[19 February]] [[1961]] resulted in the third in a row victory for [[Constantine Karamanlis]] and his [[National Radical Union]] party.
The '''Greek legislative election''' of the [[19 February]] [[1961]] resulted in the third in a row victory for [[Constantine Karamanlis]] and his [[National Radical Union]] party.


Nevertheless, the leader of the newly formed [[Center Union]] (an alliance of all liberal and centrist parties), [[George Papandreou, senior| Georgios Papandreou]], questioned the legality of the results, supporting that Karamanlis and the palace [[election fraud|rigged the vote]]. Papandreou announced an "uncompromising battle" against Karamanlis' government, demanding new and fair elections.
Nevertheless, the leader of the newly formed [[Center Union]] (an alliance of all liberal and centrist parties), [[George Papandreou, senior| Georgios Papandreou]], questioned the legality of the results, supporting that Karamanlis and the palace [[election fraud|rigged the vote]]. Papandreou announced an "uncompromising " against Karamanlis' government, demanding new and fair elections.
Karamanlis denied all the allegations of Papandreou, although the latter insisted in his allegations, speaking for elections of "violence and fraud".
Karamanlis denied all the allegations of Papandreou, although the latter insisted in his allegations, speaking for elections of "violence and fraud".


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The Greek legislative election of the 19 February 1961 resulted in the third in a row victory for Constantine Karamanlis and his National Radical Union party.

Nevertheless, the leader of the newly formed Center Union (an alliance of all liberal and centrist parties), Georgios Papandreou, questioned the legality of the results, supporting that Karamanlis and the palace rigged the vote. Papandreou announced an "uncompromising struggle" against Karamanlis' government, demanding new and fair elections. Karamanlis denied all the allegations of Papandreou, although the latter insisted in his allegations, speaking for elections of "violence and fraud".

Summary of the 29 October 1961 Greek Parliament election results
Votes Seats
No. %  +− % No. +−
National Radical Union (ERE) Constantine Karamanlis 50.80 176
  Center Union (EK)
Progressive Party 		Georgios Papandreou
Spiros Markezinis 		33.65 100
  Pandemocratic Agrarian Front Dimitrios Pasalidis 14.62 24
  Lists of Independents and others 0.89 -
Totals 100.00   300  
Constituencies 55   300  
Valid votes 4,620,683    
Invalid votes 20,803 (0.44%)    
Total number of votes 4,641,486 (81,6%)    
Valid electorate 5,688,298    
Population 7,643,888    
Sources: Texts of Constitutional History, vol. 2, p. 845.
Archives of Constantine Karamanlis


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