[1] After Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis called for early elections, his New Democracy party lost a large number of seats, yet still retain an absolute majority in the Parliament.

[2] The big surprise was the success of PASOK, whose socialistic rhetoric remained radical.

As a result, Andreas Papandreou, PASOK's leader, became a prominent figure in Greek politics.

Future Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras first won a seat in parliament at this election.

In 1979 Greece became European Community's 10th member, despite the opposition of PASOK and the Communists.