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Karamanlis unveils new Greek cabinet, SET (2007)

Greek PM Karamanlis announces new cabinet following the Greek elections

Karamanlis gets mandate to form next Greek government, SET (2007)

PM Costas Karamanlis party New Democracy won Greek elections with a narrow margin

Greece heads for snap elections, BBC (2007)

An article about Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis calling early elections

Impact of fires on Greece's upcoming elections not yet clear, SET(2007)

 

Greece's Karamanlis promises further reforms, SET (2007)

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis of the New Democracy (ND) ruled out post-election coalitions at a press conference.

Greek PM calls snap election, blames economic crisis, Reuters (2009)

The article offers information on the unexpected early elections called by the Greek PM for October 4.

Greeks vote with economy in mind, socialists ahead, Reuters (2009)

This article evaluates the situation and the chances of the political parties before the Sunday elections.

Papandreou Woos Undecided Greeks Ahead of Vote, The New York Times (2009)

This article reports on the election campaign of the Greek opposition socialist leader George Papandreou shortly before the upcoming elections.

Greek socialists achieve resounding win in snap election, Guardian (2009)

This article reports on the election results from Sunday elections, in which the centre-left Pasok gained over 40% of votes.

Greece's Electoral Management Body

Here is a link to the official website of Greece's Electoral Management Body

Election Results - Greece

 

Upcoming and past elections

IFES Election Guide - Greece

Compulsory Voting in Greece: A History of Concepts in Motion

An article by Anthoula Malkopoulou, PhD Candidate at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, that discusses the role of compulsory voting in Greek politics from a historical perspective, in the light of the seventh revision of the Greek constitution in 2001.

Guyana Electoral Management Body

Here is a link to the official website of Guyana's Electoral Management Body

Election Results - Guyana

 

Upcoming and past elections

IFES Election Guide - Guyana

UNDP Guyana

 

Hong Kong Legislature Election Opens for Nominations, Sina (2008)

 

Hong Kong unveils long-awaited democracy blueprint, Reuters (2009)

Hong Kong presented a political reform for electoral arrangements in 2012 which is seen as a "crucial step" in realizing direct elections in 2017.

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