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Presidential elections were held in Greece between 4 and 11 April 1926. [1] At the time the country was a dictatorship under Theodoros Pangalos, who had led a coup the previous year. Pangalos who was one of the two candidates; the other, Konstantinos Demertzis, withdrew from the contest before election day, but remained on the ballot paper. Pangalos received 93% of the vote. [2] However, he was removed from office on 22 August following a counter-coup and was replaced by Pavlos Kountouriotis. [2]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Theodoros Pangalos | 782,589 | 93.31 |
| Konstantinos Demertzis | 56,126 | 6.69 |
| Total | 838,715 | 100.00 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||