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Snap parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 25 June 2023. [1] [2] [3] All 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament were contested.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the snap vote after the May 2023 elections did not result in any party gaining a majority, although his centre-right New Democracy made unanticipated gains and increased its share of the vote.
[12] [13] The election day was set for Sunday 21 May, [13] a day before the end of the 30-day period within which elections must be held following the dissolution of the Parliament. [citation needed] A large number of parties, mostly of the far right, were stopped from running in the elections either because of legal or bureaucratic reasons. [14]
The first prefectural elections took place in 1994; previously, prefects were executive appointees. Municipal elections were held since the formation of the modern Greek state, in the early 19th century. Local administrators elected in 2010, following the Callicrates reform, were to serve a "rump" 3.5-year term.
Greece faces new national elections as early as June 25, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirming Monday he would not try to build a coalition government — despite having dominated the ...
In the run-up to the next Greek parliamentary election estimated to be in spring of 2027, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Greece. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous parliamentary election, held on 25 June 2023, to the ...
Greece holds a general election Sunday, called three months early by left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after he suffered a stinging defeat in European Parliament elections in May to ...
25 July – 2023 Greece wildfires: Two HAF servicemen are killed when a Canadair CL-215 waterbomber crashes on Evia island. [11] 5 September – The city of Volos suffers extended damage due to floods caused by heavy raining. 6 September – At least 10 people have been killed by floods caused by torrential rain in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece ...
The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures will take place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges: 29 September 2022–9 January: Lebanon, President [24] 25 January: Greece, President [25] 29–30 January: Ireland, Senate [26]