“Yesterday’s elections took place in the midst of an unimaginable Venezuelan orgy,” writes the front page of the Cathimerini, August 20, 1928. The 1928 elections were preceded by El’s return. Venizelos to the leadership of the Liberal Party on 21 May, as well as the resignation of the Zaimis government on 27 June after a dispute arose over the granting of the privilege of issuing banknotes to the Bank of Greece, which was to be created. . Venizelos, after returning from Paris, formed a government to lead the country to elections, which were scheduled for 9 July.

“The main feature of yesterday’s elections in Athens was the complete lack of activities on the part of voters. “Mugamara” is complete, according to the established expression. The voters waited patiently, forming the sky around the polling stations, until it was their turn to enter, vote, and quietly leave without expressing their opinion. […] The only obvious was the nervousness and anxiety that prevailed among the liberals precisely because of the lack of evidence. Some try to make a diagnosis based on voters’ rejected ballots, but in vain,” the anti-Venizelan newspaper writes in its report.

However, as can be seen from her other columns, there was actually no “complete absence of events on the part of the voters”. Addressing your letter to E. Venizelos, the leader of the Progressives G. Kafantaris, calls the way the elections are conducted “a disgrace to democracy”: “The Bravo Liberals, after demonstrating and organizing themselves in accordance with the special privilege applicable to your party, yesterday attacked the progressive center and robbed and damaged the candidate Mr. to Platinum. Your bravos also wounded another Progressive Party candidate Mr. Vlaston today and attacked Mr. Kremesis, a candidate who is also progressive. The predicted terror of government thugs against the Progressive Party is already in full swing. […]”.

Elections were held according to the majority system and by email. Venizelos and the Liberals, who received 46.94% of the vote.