347. Editorial Note
Prime Minister Karamanlis resigned on June 11, following a disagreement with the Royal family over their desire for a State visit to the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister’s resignation climaxed a long period of slowly increasing conflict with the Royal family and came shortly after Georgios Lambrakis, an EDA Deputy, was killed by right-wing terrorists during a political rally. The left charged government complicity with this crime.
On June 17, after consultations with the ERE leadership, the King asked Panayiotis Pipinelis to form a transitional government prior to elections.