Greek referendum, 1920

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A referendum on the return of King Constantine I was held in Greece on 22 November 1920.^[1] It followed the death of his son, King Alexander. The proposal was approved by 99.0% of voters.^[2] The antivenizelist parties had recently won the elections of 1920. However the referendum is considered illegitimate by modern Greek historians.

The result ensured and affirmed the dominance of the anti-Venizelist camp in the country. Constantine returned, albeit questioned by the supporters of the Liberal Party, while Liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos maintained his silence, being in voluntary exile abroad.

A political cartoon about the Greek elections of 1920, before the referendum, depicting a voter at the ballot box being watched by the spirit of War. Shows the form of ballot boxes used in 19th-20th century Greece for approval voting.

Constantine I was opposed by the Entente powers (United Kingdom, France, Italy) because of his pro-German stance during World War I (see National Schism) and his enthusiastic return was short-lived as a result of the disastrous military events that followed in the Asia Minor Campaign of 1922.

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