1956 Greek Parliamentary Election
19 February 1956 · Civil war and its long shadow · 300 seats, 151 for a majority
National Radical Union finished first with 165 of 300 seats on 47.4% of the vote. Turnout 75.0%.
Prime Minister before
Konstantinos Karamanlis
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
National Radical Union
165 of 300 seats
Turnout
75.0%
The result
| Share of the Hellenic Parliament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Union | — | 132 | — | 1,620,007 | 48.1% | — | |
| National Radical Union | — | 165 | — | 1,594,112 | 47.4% | — | |
| Progressive Party | — | 0 | — | 74,545 | 2.2% | — | |
| List of Independents | — | 2 | — | 31,022 | 0.9% | — | |
| Popular Social Party | — | 0 | — | 29,375 | 0.9% | — | |
| Christian Democracy | — | 0 | — | 449 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 1 | — | 14,851 | 0.4% | — |