Parliamentary elections were held in
Greece on 31 March 1946.[1] The result was a victory for the
United Alignment of Nationalists, an alliance that included the
People's Party, the
National Liberal Party, and the
Reform Party,[2] which won 206 of the 354 seats in Parliament.[3] As a result,
Konstantinos Tsaldaris became Prime Minister leading a right-wing coalition. Nonetheless, he soon decided to resign in favor of
Themistoklis Sophoulis, who led a government of national unity (conservative and centre-liberal forces) during the entire second phase of the
civil war (1946–1949). One of the priorities of the new government was the proclamation of a
plebiscite for the restoration of the Greek monarchy.
The elections were marked by the boycott of the
Communist Party of Greece claiming in protest against the unfolding, state-tolerated
White Terror against the former members of
EAM-ELAS. The night before the elections, a communist band attacked a police station in
Litochoro. This event is considered the beginning of the three years civil war.
Parliamentary elections were held in
Greece on 31 March 1946.[1] The result was a victory for the
United Alignment of Nationalists, an alliance that included the
People's Party, the
National Liberal Party, and the
Reform Party,[2] which won 206 of the 354 seats in Parliament.[3] As a result,
Konstantinos Tsaldaris became Prime Minister leading a right-wing coalition. Nonetheless, he soon decided to resign in favor of
Themistoklis Sophoulis, who led a government of national unity (conservative and centre-liberal forces) during the entire second phase of the
civil war (1946–1949). One of the priorities of the new government was the proclamation of a
plebiscite for the restoration of the Greek monarchy.
The elections were marked by the boycott of the
Communist Party of Greece claiming in protest against the unfolding, state-tolerated
White Terror against the former members of
EAM-ELAS. The night before the elections, a communist band attacked a police station in
Litochoro. This event is considered the beginning of the three years civil war.