Just before the scheduled elections were to take place on April 21, 1967, a group of high ranking military officials led by Col. George Papadopoulos seized power from the government in a coup d'etat. “The leaders of the 1967 revolt did not represent the interests of the personnel of any of the traditional political parties” (Papacosma 185). Civil liberti

Throughout the majority of 1973, an enormous amount of dissention within the armed forces and student disturbances combined with a skyrocketing rate of inflation shook the foundations of George Papadopoulos’s regime. Greece’s attempt in July 1974 to assassinate Archbishop Makarios, the President of Cyprus, brought Greece to the brink of war with Turkey. Senior Greek military officers then withdrew their support from the junta (the leading political party), which subsequently toppled the regime. “Seeking to avert national catastrophe, the military leaders dissolved their authority and approved the creation of a civilian government under Constantine Karamanlis” (Papacosma 188). The citizens persuaded Constantine Karamanlis (founder of the Greek Radical Union) to return from exile in France to establish a government of national unity. His return was set to last until proper elections could be held. Karamanlis' newly established party, the New Democracy (ND), won elections that were held in November 1974, and he became Prime Minister. The November elections gave the New Democracy Party an astounding 54.4 per cent of the vote (Veremis 172). The New Democracy Party is extremely significant to Greece’s history because is marks the return of a Parliamentary Republic after approximately seven years of military dictatorship.

Much of the support that the New Democracy receives comes from the youth of Greece. So much so, that they even have provision in their “Statute of the Party.” Article number 38 “The Youth of the Party,” states that “The members of O.N.NE.D. are considered by right to be members of the Party, provided they are 18 years of age. Members of O.N.NE.D. are the young people that accept its ideology and the obligation to comply with its Rules of Procedure. The age limit of the members of O.N.NE.D. is determined by its Rules of Procedure” (Important moments). I actually have a friend who is a member of the O.N.NE.D. His name is Paco Kotaridis and I asked him if the New Democracy party was truly representative of the youthful population in Greece. He verified that “the New Democracy is representative of our generation.” He claims that the main sector of support for the New Democracy, are people who were born after it was formed (1974). “The New Democracy is trying to prove themselves against PASOK. Most of the older people in Greece tend to support PASOK and we just want a chance to have a

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