2004 Greek parliamentary election|
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Kostas Karamanlis
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George Papandreou
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Party
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ND
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PASOK
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Last election
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42.73%, 125 seats
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43.80%, 158 seats
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Seats won
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165
|
117
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Seat change
|
40
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41
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Popular vote
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3,359,682
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3,003,275
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Percentage
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45.36%
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40.55%
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Swing
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2.63pp
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3.25pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Aleka Papariga
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Nikos Konstantopoulos
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Party
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KKE
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Syriza
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Last election
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5.52%, 11 seats
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3.20%, 6 seats
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Seats won
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12
|
6
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Seat change
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1
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Popular vote
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436,573
|
241,539
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Percentage
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5.90%
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3.26%
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Swing
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0.38pp
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0.06pp
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Results by constituency |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 March 2004.[1] The New Democracy Party of Kostas Karamanlis won the elections, ending eleven years of rule by PASOK. PASOK was led into the elections by George Papandreou, who succeeded retiring Prime Minister Costas Simitis as party leader in February.