I followed Papandreou's instructions, giving him the order to form an interim government, whose role would be to lead the country to new elections. Karamanlis questioned the constitutionality of the King's decision, but, instead of insisting in his opinion, he preferred to resign and leave the country. Following his proposal, the party he founded, the National Radical Union chose Panagiotis Kanellopoulos as his successor. References Parliamentary elections in Greece Greece Legislative election 1960s in Greek politics Greece Legislative Constantine II of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis