In June 4-7, Europeans vote. In Greece, the European Parliament elections will take place on June 7. In the member-states of the EU, where Greek citizens reside permanently or happen to be during the election period, the election will take place on June 6.

The Greek diplomatic authorities in those member-states must provide information regarding the precise election day, Greek citizens’ voting rights, as well as the electoral procedure to be followed. For the EU Election, the Greek Territory constitutes a united electoral region (22 seats).

The Greek members of the European Parliament are elected under a pure proportional electoral system.Voting results from all over the country are processed and published by the Supreme Election Committee of the Ministry of Interior. This Committee sets the final electoral vote chart and distributes the seats of the European Parliament to all the political groups, after incorporating the vote of Greek citizens residing in other EU member states into the general voting results achieved in the Greek State.

According to the Ministry of Interior, 9,866,913 Greek citizens reside in Greece and have the right to vote on the June 7, while 110,562 young people will vote for the first time. The Greek citizens who reside in other EU member states and have the right to vote on the June 6 total 36,758, according to the number of petitions filed at the Greek Consulates. The number of European citizens who reside in Greece and will vote in June amounts to 6,530.

There are 27 parties and party coalitions participating in these European elections: 

 1. New Democracy   2. Panhellinic Socialist Movement     3. Greek Communist party  

 4. Coalition of the Radical left   5. Popular Orthodox Rally    6. Party of the Liberals  

 7. Fighting Socialist Party of Greece  8. Dimosthenis Vergis- Greek Ecologists 

 9. Working revolutionary party    10. Liberal alliance    11. Union of Centrists 

12. Popular Nationalist Movement-Chrysi Avgi  13. Panhellenic Macedonian Front  

14. Society 15. Popular Unions of Bipartisan Social Groups  

16. M-L Greek Communist Party 17. European Alliance - Rainbow                                                  

18. Party of Greek Hunters    19. Left anticapitalist cooperation  

20. Patriotic Humanitarian Movement  21. Youth Party    22. Green Ecologists 

23. Action  24. OAKKE - Organisation for the Reconstruction of Communist Party of Greece  

25. Greek Ecologists  26. Greek Unit   27. Greek Movement of Direct Democracy

The Secretariat General of Information-Communication has set up a special EU Elections Press Centre at Zappeion Hall, in order to facilitate journalists and media covering the event. 

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