2004: The Elections of Large Participation
摘要
This chapter is about the 2004 elections, held a few months before the 2004 Olympic Games, in a climate of euphoria and general optimism. Kostas Karamanlis’s New Democracy (ND) returned to power, with bipartisanship reaching its peak, exceeding 86%. PASOK, under its new leader George Papandreou, failed to win again after 11 years in power. Mr. Livanios describes the political climate of the time, the lead-up to the electoral contest on March 7, the party strategies during the pre-election period, and interprets the final outcome by analysing the electoral geography of the vote.