In June 1915, legislative elections gave victory to the Venizelists.
A month later, Constantine I, still convalescent, reasumed his official duties and eventually called on Venizelos to head the Cabinet on 16 August.
In September, Bulgaria entered the war alongside the Central Powers and attacked Serbia, ally of Greece since 1913.
Venizelos asked the King to proclaim a general mobilization, which he refused.
However, to avoid a new political crisis, Constantine I finally proclaimed mobilization while making it clear that this was a purely defensive measure.
On 3 October, in order to force the King to react, the Prime Minister called on the Allied Powers to occupy the port of Thessaloniki but Constantine I left the city when the French, Italian and British forces landed in the city.
The break was now final between Venizelos and the royal family.

As for the Allied governments, the attitude of Constantine and Sophies appeared as a betrayal and they appeared as such in the newspapers of the Triple Entente.
The French press accused the Queen of regularly visiting the beaches of Phalerum in order to supply of German submarines with fuel.

It must be said that by refusing to go to war, Greece prevented the Franco-British troops of helping Serbia, whose armies soon found themselves overwhelmed by the Austro-Bulgarian coalition, and it made even more uncertain an Allied victory in the Dardanelles.
In retaliation, the Triple Entente ordered Greece to demobilize its army while martial law was proclaimed in Thessaloniki and a blockade was imposed on the Greeks.

Nevertheless, the King and Queen were far from losing their support in the country.
On the contrary, the withdrawal of British troops from the Dardanelles, in December 1915, reinforced the confidence of many Greeks in their sovereign, and Constantine I used this advantage to call new elections.
Aware of the electoral defeat that surely awaited them, Venizelos and his supporters refused, in turn, to participate in the poll and declared that the new elected Greek parliament was illegal.
In June 1915, legislative elections gave victory to the Venizelists. A month later, Constantine I, still convalescent, reasumed his official duties and eventually called on Venizelos to head the Cabinet on 16 August. In September, Bulgaria entered the war alongside the Central Powers and attacked Serbia, ally of Greece since 1913. Venizelos asked the King to proclaim a general mobilization, which he refused. However, to avoid a new political crisis, Constantine I finally proclaimed mobilization while making it clear that this was a purely defensive measure. On 3 October, in order to force the King to react, the Prime Minister called on the Allied Powers to occupy the port of Thessaloniki but Constantine I left the city when the French, Italian and British forces landed in the city. The break was now final between Venizelos and the royal family.
As for the Allied governments, the attitude of Constantine and Sophies appeared as a betrayal and they appeared as such in the newspapers of the Triple Entente. The French press accused the Queen of regularly visiting the beaches of Phalerum in order to supply of German submarines with fuel.
It must be said that by refusing to go to war, Greece prevented the Franco-British troops of helping Serbia, whose armies soon found themselves overwhelmed by the Austro-Bulgarian coalition, and it made even more uncertain an Allied victory in the Dardanelles. In retaliation, the Triple Entente ordered Greece to demobilize its army while martial law was proclaimed in Thessaloniki and a blockade was imposed on the Greeks.
Nevertheless, the King and Queen were far from losing their support in the country. On the contrary, the withdrawal of British troops from the Dardanelles, in December 1915, reinforced the confidence of many Greeks in their sovereign, and Constantine I used this advantage to call new elections. Aware of the electoral defeat that surely awaited them, Venizelos and his supporters refused, in turn, to participate in the poll and declared that the new elected Greek parliament was illegal.
Sophia of Prussia