A referendum on becoming a republic was held in Greece on 13 April 1924.[1] It followed the catastrophic outcome of the Asia Minor Campaign. As a result of the military defeat, King Constantine I was forced to abdicate (27 September 1922) in favor of his son, King George II. King George himself later went into exile in the Kingdom of Romania, the home of his wife Elisabeth of Romania, while the government debated the fate of the monarchy. Ultimately, a plebiscite was called. This referendum, following the restoration of Constantine I in 1920, reflected the see-saw nature of the Greek electorate and the then-present dominance of the Liberal and Republican Venizelists in Greek politics and abolished the Crown.
1924, greek, republic, referendum, referendum, becoming, republic, held, greece, april, 1924, followed, catastrophic, outcome, asia, minor, campaign, result, military, defeat, king, constantine, forced, abdicate, september, 1922, favor, king, george, king, geo. A referendum on becoming a republic was held in Greece on 13 April 1924 1 It followed the catastrophic outcome of the Asia Minor Campaign As a result of the military defeat King Constantine I was forced to abdicate 27 September 1922 in favor of his son King George II King George himself later went into exile in the Kingdom of Romania the home of his wife Elisabeth of Romania while the government debated the fate of the monarchy Ultimately a plebiscite was called This referendum following the restoration of Constantine I in 1920 reflected the see saw nature of the Greek electorate and the then present dominance of the Liberal and Republican Venizelists in Greek politics and abolished the Crown 1924 Greek republic referendum13 April 1924ResultsChoice Votes Yes 758 472 69 98 No 325 322 30 02 Valid votes 1 083 794 99 97 Invalid or blank votes 291 0 03 Total votes 1 084 085 100 00 In the lead up to the referendum Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasiou favoured the vote for the Republic while Venizelos kept a neutral stance citation needed Nonetheless on 25 March 1924 the Second Hellenic Republic was proclaimed by parliament citation needed Results editChoice Votes For 758 472 70 0 Against 325 322 30 0 Invalid blank votes 291 Total 1 084 085 100 Source Nohlen amp StoverReferences edit Dieter Nohlen amp Philip Stover 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook p830 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 nbsp nbsp This article about Greek history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a constitutional law topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1924 Greek republic referendum amp oldid 1210194555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
