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72-995: The region of Western Greece was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan , its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Patras . The region is based at Patras and is divided into three regional units (pre-Kallikratis prefectures ), Aetolia-Acarnania in Central Greece and Achaea and Elis in Peloponnese, which are further subdivided into 19 municipalities . The region has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, typical of

144-514: A Mediterranean climate (Csa). Sunny days dominate during the summer months in areas within the beaches and partially cloudy and rainy in the mountains. Snow is very common during the winter in the mountains of Erymanthus , Panachaiko and Aroania . Winter average temperatures are around the 10 °C mark throughout the low-lying areas. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 8.3 billion € in 2018, accounting for 4.5% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power

216-577: A government on its own under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis . During the COVID-19 pandemic , Mitsotakis' efforts to deal with the prolonged lockdown in Greece received widespread praise from Greek and International press, analysts, and academics, for the well-structured approach and continuous reliance on scientific expertise of the Greek pandemic task force, headed by Sotiris Tsiodras . In 2021,

288-480: A country which has been widely regarded as the most centralist country of the European Union, with many smaller municipalities, especially rural communities being "extremely understaffed and deprived of any possibility to fulfil their tasks," an emphasis was put on strengthening the remaining authorities in terms of autonomy of self-governance , public transparency and overall accessibility to citizens. At

360-515: A government on its own. The aftermath was the formation of a coalition government under Tzannis Tzannetakis , consisted of New Democracy and Coalition of the Left and Progress ( Synaspismos ), with the latter also including at the time the Communist Party of Greece. In the subsequent elections of November 1989 , New Democracy took one more comfortable win, increasing its share to 46.19% of

432-402: A historic low for the party since its founding in 1974. Karamanlis conceded defeat and stated that he would resign as a leader of New Democracy, and would not stand as a candidate at the next party election. Two former Ministers for Foreign Affairs , Dora Bakoyannis and Antonis Samaras , as well as Thessaloniki Prefect Panagiotis Psomiadis were announced as candidates, with Samaras being

504-618: A large parliamentary majority of 171 seats, albeit with a reduced percentage of popular vote (41.84%). Under Karamanlis, Greece redefined its relations with NATO and tried to resolve the Cyprus problem following the Turkish invasion of the island. In 1979, the first conference of the party was held in Chalkidiki , where its ideological principles defined under the term "radical liberalism" were unanimously approved, as well as its statute and

576-658: A major administrative reform in Greece . It brought about the second major reform of the country's administrative divisions following the 1997 Kapodistrias reform . Named after ancient Greek architect Callicrates , the programme was presented by the socialist Papandreou cabinet and was adopted by the Hellenic Parliament in May 2010. The programme's implementation started with the November 2010 local elections , and

648-518: A majority in the parliament with the support of Democratic Renewal 's (DIANA) sole member of parliament and one more seat given by the Supreme Special Court , after a mistake in seat calculation was detected. After three consecutive wide wins with high vote percentages, Mitsotakis became the 178th Prime Minister of Greece and the 7th Prime Minister of the 3rd Hellenic Republic though with a slim parliamentary majority of 152 seats due to

720-417: A massive parliamentary majority of 220 seats with a record 54.37% of the vote, a result attributed to the personal appeal of Karamanlis to the electorate. Karamanlis was elected as prime minister and soon decided to hold a referendum on 8 December 1974 for the issue of the form of government; with a large majority of 69.17%, monarchy was eventually abolished in favour of a republic . The next major issue for

792-492: A median of just 4,661.5 inhabitants, a large number of small municipalities and rural communities however remained independent. This included 88 communities with a population of less than 1000, down to Gramos with just 28 inhabitants. With the territorial reforms of the 1990s, Greece has been cited as the first southern European country to follow a coercive top-down approach for territorial reforms, an approach rather typical for northern European countries. Though strengthened by

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864-486: A political entity within the country. Moreover, New Democracy has come under fire for its substantial debt to the Greek state, amounting to 435 million Euros as of 2023. Defunct New Democracy was founded on 4 October 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis , in the beginning of the metapolitefsi era following the fall of the Greek junta . Karamanlis, who had already served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1955 to 1963,

936-399: A re-election as the party's leader in the same year. However, in the spring of 1997 a new conference took place, in order to elect a new president among others. Kostas Karamanlis , nephew of the party's founder, was elected the sixth president of New Democracy. Under Karamanlis, New Democracy experienced an evident increase in popularity, but in the 2000 elections they lost by only 1.06% of

1008-506: Is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece . In contemporary Greek politics , New Democracy has been the main centre-right to right wing political party and one of the two major parties along with its historic rival, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). New Democracy and PASOK were created in the wake of the toppling of the military junta in 1974 , ruling Greece in succession for

1080-625: Is the student wing of New Democracy. It was founded in 1976, after the merger of the Democratic Renewal Initiative and the New Democracy Student Movement. As of June 2024, the Democratic Renewal Initiative - New Democracy Student Movement has secured the first place in yearly university elections 37 times nationwide, as sources affirm. Its first electoral victory is reported to have taken place in 1987, while its highest percentage (47%)

1152-528: The COVID-19 pandemic in Greece , and is credited with the modernization and digitalization of the country's public administration, as well as for his overall management of the Greek economy, with Greece being named the Top Economic Performer for 2022 and 2023 by The Economist . This was in particular due to Greece in 2022 being able to repay ahead of schedule the 2.7 billion euros ($ 2.87 billion) of loans owed to Eurozone countries under

1224-625: The Centrist Democrat International , and the International Democracy Union . The support of New Democracy comes from a wide electorate base ranging from centrists to conservatives and from nationalists to post-modernists. From a geographical perspective, its main support base is in the rural areas of Greece as well as the city centers of Athens and Thessaloniki . Its support is generally weaker in areas like Arta , Achaia and Crete , with

1296-556: The European Union , but criticism from journalists and activists for pushbacks , which his government has denied. In the May 2023 elections , the only election to use the purely proportional system introduced by SYRIZA in 2016, Mitsotakis led the party to achieve a plurality of the seats in parliament. Soon after the results were announced, Mitsotakis called snap elections for the following month, with this election returning to

1368-526: The January 2015 legislative election , Samaras promised to continue with his plan to exit the bailout and return to growth by further privatizations, a corporate tax rate reduced to 15 percent and a recapitalization of Greece's banks. The party received a total of €747,214 of state funding, the largest share of all political parties in Greece. In the election, ND was defeated by SYRIZA . On 5 July 2015 Samaras stepped down from party leadership. New Democracy

1440-543: The June 2023 Greek legislative election . The party has garnered acclaim for its strides in economic development since 2019, notably emphasizing digitization and post-crisis recovery economics, after delivering economic growth. New Democracy has received accolades for its commitment to liberal reforms and a robust emphasis on pro-Europeanism, successfully securing funds from the European Union to fuel domestic development initiatives. Furthermore, commendation has been extended to

1512-606: The Karamanlis government had initially been reluctant to pursue further administrative reforms, as it had opposed the reforms of the 1990s. In a late implementation of a provision that was already part of the Kapodistrias plan, the 147 provinces , as subunits of the 51 prefectures, were abolished in 2007. Only after the 2007 reelection did the Karamanlis government decide that further reforms were necessary to bring

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1584-620: The Macedonia naming dispute and found his own party, Political Spring ; he returned to New Democracy in 2004. New Democracy was in opposition during the first phase (2009–11) of the Greek government debt crisis which included the First bailout package agreed in May 2010. The party did not support the first EU/IMF rescue package of May 2010 and the three related austerity packages of March 2010 , May 2010 and June 2011 . Further measures were agreed by prime minister George Papandreou with

1656-465: The early 2009 legislative election , a new attempt at further administrative reforms was started. The Kallikratis plan was presented to the public in January 2010, amidst the beginnings of the Greek financial crisis . While in terms of figures rather similar to the failed New Democracy plans, it was not confined to reducing the sheer number of administrative entities and their state accountability. In

1728-528: The majority bonus system . New Democracy political position has been placed as centrist , centre-right, with some far-right elements. The main ideologies of the party have been described as liberal-conservative , or conservative-liberal , and Christian democratic , with a pro-European stance. The Democratic Renewal Initiative – New Democracy Student Movement ( Greek : Greek : Δημοκρατική Ανανεωτική Πρωτοπορία – Νέα Δημοκρατική Φοιτητική Κίνηση ), abbreviated as "Δ.Α.Π.–Ν.Δ.Φ.Κ.",

1800-509: The 13 NUTS 2 -level administrative regions ( Διοικητική περιφέρεια , Diikitiki periferia or "administrative region"). Originally introduced in 1987, the regions had been strengthened in 1993 as intermediate administrative units for regional planning . Under the Kallikratis Programme, these regions became self-governing, separate entities with a regional council and a regional governor, both popularly elected. In return,

1872-432: The 1990s reforms, the prefectural second-tier level however did not meet expectations. Largely subverted by an uncoordinated but convergent anti-reform opposition, the reformed prefectures lost a number of important competences following court decisions. The numerous controversies largely undermined public trust in the prefectural level. After the electoral victory of the liberal-conservative New Democracy party in 2004 ,

1944-463: The EU and private banks and insurers on 27 October 2011. The aim was to complete negotiations by the end of the year and put in place a full Second bailout package to supplement the one agreed in May 2010. Samaras initially blasted the deal. In reality New Democracy had dismissed cross-party agreement even before the deal was agreed. A few days later, Papandreou announced a surprise referendum . During

2016-411: The European Union. To improve public transparency, local authorities are now generally obliged to make public all their decisions via the internet. Furthermore, a Local Ombudsman was established to support both citizens and enterprises in coping with local administrations. New Financial Committees and Executive Committees were established to help professionalize financial accounting, and to monitor

2088-501: The Kallikratis plan fosters the transfer of austerity policies to the local administrations, as the devolution of responsibilities to the subnational levels has not been accompanied by the transfer of the financial resources required to fulfil the responsibilities. New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy ( ND ; Greek : Νέα Δημοκρατία , romanized :  Néa Dimokratía , IPA: [ˈnea ðimokraˈti.a] )

2160-669: The New Democracy cabinet was the creation of the Constitution of Greece , which entered into force in 1975 and established Greece as a parliamentary republic . On 12 June 1975, Greece applied to join the European Communities , of which it was already an associate member since 1961, while it had already been readmitted to the Council of Europe on 28 November 1974. In the 1977 election , New Democracy won again

2232-482: The New Democracy regained the largest party but could not obtain a majority. Anti-austerity leftist SYRIZA , led by Alexis Tsipras became the second largest party and refused to negotiate with New Democracy and PASOK. After the general election the New Democracy could not form a coalition government. New Democracy during its rule introduced a strict immigration policy, and proposed strengthening this policy as part of its political agenda. In its electoral campaign for

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2304-479: The Papandreou government's decision as using a singular window of opportunity to overcome long-standing resistance against reform. While in regard to the massive-scale top-down approach deviating from a Southern European strategy , compared to federal states such as Germany , interaction between national and subnational levels remains relatively weak with the subnational levels remaining strictly separated from

2376-451: The absence of a working budget remained unable to fulfill even their limited responsibilities, now assumed the prefectures' competences in regard to tax collection , European structural funding and treasury . Part of the subsequent Kapodistrias plan , Law 2539/1997 sharply reduced the number of municipalities and communities from 5.823 to 1.033, after the increasing urbanization had left small communities literally dying out. With

2448-480: The central tasks of the national administration were transferred to seven larger, newly created "decentralized administrations" ( Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση , Apokendromeni Diikisi ). Headed by a general secretary appointed by the Minister of Interior , the decentralized administration is responsible for regional planning and environmental protection . Subsequently, from 2010 on, subnational elections were held at

2520-575: The conditions demanded in return for the rescue package; a day later Samaras reversed course and wrote to the European Commission and IMF, promising to implement the austerity measures if his party were to win a general election in April. German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble suggested postponing the election and setting up a small technocratic cabinet like Italy 's to run Greece for the next two years. In May 2012 general election ,

2592-557: The country managed to keep the new cases of COVID-19 to low levels by enforcing back to back strict lockdowns in Athens and Thessaloniki, and enabling different emergency protocols for rural areas. At the same time the government focused on tackling the pandemic before the launch of the 2021 summer tourist season in an attempt to boost the country's economy. During Mitsotakis's term as prime minister, he has received praise for his pro-European and technocratic governance, his handling of

2664-542: The deconcentrated administration of the central government. Also, state supervision remains largely confined to a posteriori control of the legality of a subnational entity's activity. Howard Elcock suggested that in spite of all efforts, officialdom's reluctance makes securing transparency a continuing struggle, so the Greek citizen remained an administré rather than a participant in government . Unnecessary decimation of local community organization led, in several occasions, to further minimization of participation. In

2736-508: The demand for a written commitment was "humiliating". Both Papademos and the EU insisted on a written commitment. New Democracy repeated its call for new elections. Samaras was said to be infuriating European leaders by only partly backing the international reform programme. A meeting of Eurozone 's Finance Ministers was postponed in February 2012, when it became apparent that not all the main political parties were willing to pledge to honour

2808-469: The electoral law in force at the time. In a turbulent international political environment following the 1989 Fall of Communism in Europe , Mitsotakis' government focused on cutting government spending, the privatization of state enterprises, the reformation of the public administration and the restoration of the original electoral system, with the addition of an election threshold of 3%. In foreign policy,

2880-628: The exception of some parts in Chania and Rethymno . Traditionally, New Democracy receives the greatest percentages in Laconia , Messenia , Kastoria and Serres . Having spent four and a half years in opposition to SYRIZA's government, New Democracy regained its majority in the Hellenic Parliament and returned to government under Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the 2019 Greek legislative election . The party secured an absolute majority in Parliament in

2952-461: The favorite to win. On 29 November 2009, Antonis Samaras was elected the new leader of New Democracy by the party base at the 2009 leadership election . Following early results showing Samaras in the lead, his main rival Dora Bakoyannis conceded defeat and congratulated Samaras for his election; later she left New Democracy to found her own party, Democratic Alliance . Samaras himself had also left New Democracy in 1992 because of his hard stance on

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3024-647: The first bailout it received during the decade-long debt crisis , along with being on the verge of reaching an investment-grade rating. Mitsotakis has also received criticism, as during his term Greece experienced heightened corruption, and a deterioration of freedom of the press . His term was marred by the Novartis corruption scandal , the 2022 wiretapping scandal , and the Tempi Train crash . Additionally, he has received both praise and criticism for his handling of migration, including support and aid from

3096-412: The frantic negotiations that followed, Samaras offered to support the austerity package he had initially condemned if Papandreou resigned and an interim government be appointed to lead the country to elections early in the new year. The referendum was never held, and Papandreou resigned in early November 2011. New Democracy supported the new national unity government headed by Lucas Papademos ; however

3168-623: The local administrations. In communities with more than 10,000 residents, a Committee for the quality of life and a Consultation Committee is established. Aimed at improving local allocation of municipal resources, the Consultation Committee consists of representatives of local stakeholders such as businesses, trade unions, chambers and NGOs. At the same time the programme abolished the 51 self-governing prefectures ( NUTS 3 ), leaving them only in place as regional units . The former prefectures' competences were transferred to

3240-405: The majority in the parliament and the call of early elections. In the 1993 elections , New Democracy suffered an easy defeat with 39.30% of the vote, something that led to Mitsotakis' resignation and the election of Miltiadis Evert in the party's leadership. In the early 1996 legislative election , New Democracy was defeated again by Costas Simitis ' PASOK registering 38.12%, but Evert obtained

3312-538: The meantime, the hasty manner through which the law came into action paralyzed local authorities' initiative and independent funding. Akrivopoulou et al. pointed out that the Kallikratis program needs to be seen in the context of the general effort to create a smaller state. They point to specific provisions in the First and even more so in the Second Memorandum concerning the role of local governance for overall austerity. Nicos Souliotis pointed out that

3384-700: The next four decades. Following the electoral decline of PASOK, New Democracy remained one of the two major parties in Greece , the other being the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA). The party was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and in the same year it formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic . New Democracy is a member of the European People's Party , the largest European political party since 1999,

3456-436: The number of self-governing local administrative units by compulsory merging the 1033 municipalities and communities which the Kapodistrias reform had already amalgamated to just 325 municipalities. Amalgamation of communities led to a number of pre-2007 provinces being reinstated as municipalities. Altogether, Greek municipalities now reached a mean size of 31,000 inhabitants, a level comparable to many other countries in

3528-690: The operating regulations of its organizations. It was the first conference of any Greek political party whose delegates were elected by the members. Karamanlis' vision concerning the accession of Greece into the European Communities, despite the resolute opposition of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), led to the signing of the Treaty of Accession on 28 May 1979 in Athens ; following

3600-718: The other hand, the party is weak in Crete , the Aegean Islands , Attica and West Greece . On 16 September 2007, Kostas Karamanlis won re-election with a diminished majority in Parliament , and stated: "Thank you for your trust. You have spoken loud and clear and chosen the course the country will take in the next few years." George Papandreou , PASOK, accepted defeat (New Democracy party with 41.87%, and opposition party PASOK had 38.1%). On 2 September 2009 Karamanlis announced his intention to call an election, although one

3672-523: The party for effectively reducing both overall unemployment and youth unemployment in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic . New Democracy has also faced criticism for its role in the fiscal crisis that engulfed Greece in the late 2000s to the 2010s, as well as its financial management during the 2000s. Numerous academic scholars have highlighted the party's penchant for lacking transparency concerning financial data and resource utilization, which has raised concerns about their accountability as

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3744-458: The party's fortunes, in the 2004 election Karamanlis managed to take a clear win with 45.36% of the vote and 165 seats, and New Democracy returned to power after eleven years in opposition, scoring an all-time record of 3,359,682 votes in the history of Greek elections . The regions that consistently support New Democracy include the Peloponnese , Central Macedonia and West Macedonia . On

3816-428: The party's presidency and he managed to increase its percentage in the 1985 elections to 40.85%, although it was defeated again and remained in opposition. Mitsotakis led New Democracy to a clear win in the June 1989 legislative elections registering 44.28% of the vote but, due to the modification of the electoral law by the outbound PASOK government, New Democracy obtained only 145 seats which were not enough to form

3888-405: The party's support for austerity appeared lukewarm at first. Within a few days, party officials spoke of "renegotiating" existing agreements with the EU and IMF. EU partners requested that Samaras sign a letter committing him to the terms of the rescue package, in what was seen as an effort to keep the nationalist elements of his party happy. Samaras argued that his word should be enough and that

3960-455: The popular vote, the smallest margin in modern Greek history, registering 42.74% and obtaining 125 seats in the parliament. By 2003, New Democracy was consistently leading Simitis' PASOK in opinion polls; in January 2004 Simitis resigned and announced elections for 7 March, while George Papandreou succeeded him in PASOK's leadership. Despite speculation that Papandreou would succeed in restoring

4032-399: The premiership in 1980 and was elected as President of Greece by the parliament, serving until 1985. Georgios Rallis was elected as the new leader of New Democracy and succeeded Karamanlis in premiership. Under the leadership of Georgios Rallis, New Democracy was defeated in the 1981 legislative elections by Andreas Papandreou 's PASOK which ran on a left-wing progressive platform, and

4104-685: The priorities were the restoration of confidence among Greece's economic and political partners, NATO and the United States . Mitsotakis also supported a new dialogue with Turkey on the Cyprus dispute and a compromise over the Macedonia naming dispute ; the latter triggered an irritation among the MPs of New Democracy, which led Antonis Samaras to leave it and form a new political party in June 1993, Political Spring ; one more withdrawal later from its parliamentary group resulted in New Democracy's loss of

4176-448: The ratification of the act by the Hellenic Parliament on 28 June 1979, Greece became the tenth member state of the European Communities on 1 January 1981. Karamanlis was criticised by opposing parties for not holding a referendum, even though Greece's accession into the European Communities had been in the forefront of New Democracy's political platform, under which the party had been elected to power. Meanwhile, Karamanlis relinquished

4248-540: The regional rather than the prefectural level, and from 2014 on, they are held together with the European Parliament elections for a five-year period. Scholars of Southern European studies have described the Kallikratis reform as surprising, as it abolished a great number of prestigious and powerful political posts, which ahead of the looming crisis would have been regarded indispensable for keeping party clientelism alive. Bertrana and Heinelt described

4320-490: The same time, the programme aimed at reducing local government employees by 50%, from around 50.000 to 25.000 across the country. The law was adopted in May 2010 and was implemented following the November 2010 local elections comprising the constituting regional elections, which replaced provincial elections as they were held before in 2002 and 2006 . Some prefectures were grouped into larger administrative super-prefectures or "hypernomarchies"), while Attica Prefecture

4392-423: The state, and to create economies of scale . Putting administrative efficiency first, the top-down reform plan was criticized as subordinating questions of legitimacy and participation . Rather than being opposed by the parliamentary opposition, the plan faced obstruction by the more conservative camp within the governing party and ultimately failed. Following the landslide victory of the socialist PASOK in

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4464-586: The territorial structure in line with the European Union's Lisbon Strategy and the requirements of the Fourth Programming Period (2007–2013). The thirteen regions were planned to be combined to just six major "programmatic supra-regions" that were expected to more successfully compete for European structural funding . Municipalities would be amalgamated from 1034 down to 400, and prefectural governments reduced from 50 down to 16, in order to overcome fragmentation, to facilitate fiscal control by

4536-427: The vote and 148 seats but, under the same electoral law, they were still short of forming a government and this led to a national unity government along with PASOK and Synaspismos, under Xenophon Zolotas . Eventually, in the 1990 election Mitsotakis' New Democracy defeated once again Papandreou's PASOK with a lead of 8.28%, but this time the 46.89% of votes awarded them with 150 seats, which allowed Mitsotakis to form

4608-444: Was achieved in 1990. As the most dominant university party in terms of election results, it has received media attention from a variety of reputable outlets for many different events over the years. A few recent examples can be found in the table listed below: Popular vote in Greek legislative elections 2004 results are compared to the combined totals for ND and POLAN totals in the 1999 election. The traditional symbol of

4680-661: Was completed by January 2011. It was amended by the Kleisthenis I Programme (Law 4555/2018), which was adopted in July 2018 and implemented in September 2019. 1994 reforms under the socialist Papandreou government turned the largely dysfunctional prefectures into Prefectural Self-Government entities (PSGs) with prefects and prefectural councils both being popularly elected. In return, the thirteen administrative regions of Greece , which had already been created in 1987, but in

4752-421: Was defined as " radical liberalism ", a term defined as "the prevalence of free market rules with the decisive intervention of the state in favour of social justice ." The party was formed out of a National Radical Union core and dissident members of the pre-Junta Centre Union . It included members of both former Monarchist and Venizelist backgrounds. In the 1974 legislative election , New Democracy obtained

4824-405: Was further subdivided into four administrative prefectures ("nomarchies"). Regions are further subdivided into regional units ( περιφερειακή ενότητα , periferiaki enotita ), often corresponding to the former prefectures, and headed by a vice-regional governor ( αντιπεριφερειάρχης , antiperifereiárchis ). 120 communities ( Κοινότητα , kinotita ) The Kallikratis Programme further reduced

4896-400: Was not required until September 2011. The parliament was dissolved on 9 September, and the 2009 legislative election was held on 4 October. New Democracy's share of the parliamentary vote dropped to 33.47% (down by 8.37%) and they won only 91 of 300 seats, dropping by 61 since the last election . The rival PASOK soared to 43.92% (up 5.82%), and took 160 seats (up 58). The 33.5% tally marked

4968-491: Was once again defeated by SYRIZA in the September 2015 legislative election, but maintained its number of seats in the Hellenic Parliament. On 10 January 2016 Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected as new party leader. On 4 October 2018, the party adopted a new logo. In the 2019 legislative election , New Democracy won 158 seats in the 300-seat Hellenic Parliament , a majority of the seats, enabling it to form

5040-555: Was placed in opposition for a first time with 35.87% share of the vote and 115 seats. On the same day, on 18 October 1981, New Democracy was also defeated in the first Greek election to the European Parliament . In the following December, the party's parliamentary group elected Evangelos Averoff , former Minister for National Defence , as president of New Democracy, but he resigned in 1984 due to health problems. On 1 September 1984, Konstantinos Mitsotakis succeeded him in

5112-408: Was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of the Third Hellenic Republic in a national unity government on 24 July 1974, until the first free elections of the new era. He intended New Democracy to be a more modern and progressive political party than the right-wing parties that ruled Greece before the 1967 Greek coup d'état , including his own National Radical Union (ERE). The party's ideology

5184-480: Was €15,200 or 50% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 65% of the EU average. The region has shrunk by 36,447 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 5.4%. Kallikratis plan Later Political Life The Kallikratis Programme ( Greek : Πρόγραμμα Καλλικράτης , romanized :  Prógramma Kallikrátis ) is the common name of Greek law 3852/2010 of 2010,

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