Less than 24 hours remain before the polls open for the June 9 European elections.

The vote will determine the 21 members of the European Parliament that Greece will have, out of a total of 720 seats.

A total of 9,796,330 voters are registered in the electoral rolls, of whom 4,755,686 are men and 5,040,644 are women. 111,500 new voters are eligible to vote for the first time.

The right to vote in these elections is open to Greek citizens aged 17 and over, i.e. those born up to the year 2007.

Citizens of other Member States of the European Union residing in Greece may also vote, provided they are registered in the country’s special electoral registers of municipalities. Their number in this election is 13,023.

The number of heterodemocrats voting in their place of residence in common polling stations with other voters is 166,679.

 Postal vote for the first time

The 2024 European elections in Greece will go down in history primarily because the postal vote was implemented for the first time. 202,515 Greek voters from Greece and abroad registered on the platform.

Voters who had opted to vote by postal vote and did not do so or sent in their votes late will be able to vote in person after 11:00 am at the polling station where they are registered.

Polling stations in a total of 18,380 polling stations across the country open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. To find out which polling station and school complex they are voting in, citizens can refer to the Ministry of Interior’s website under the “Find out where to vote” section (https://mpp.ypes.gov.gr) or call the telephone number: 213 136 1500 daily from 09:00 to 21:00.

Citizens can be identified to exercise their right to vote by showing their police identity card or the relevant temporary certificate issued by the competent authority or their passport or driving licence or individual health booklet of all insurance funds. The identification of military personnel and those serving in the security forces shall be based on their military or service identity cards.

Note that any “cut” identity cards are acceptable. Identification can also be done using the digital identity card. European Union citizens are identified on the basis of a valid identity card or a valid passport or driving licence.

As announced by the Hellenic Police Headquarters, the Identity Offices and Passport Offices of police services throughout the country will be open during the weekend, in addition to their regular opening hours. Specifically, Identity Offices on Saturday 8 June from 08.00 to 20.00 and on Sunday 9 June from 07.00 to 19.00, while Passport Offices on Saturday from 08.00 to 15.00 and on Sunday from 07.00 to 19.00

Number of crosses

Voters can place up to four crosses next to their preferred candidates. However, if more than four crosses are placed, the ballot paper is not invalid but is counted in favour of the combination, without any preference cross being taken into account.

A total of 1 168 candidates for the European Parliament who are on the ballot papers of 31 parties are seeking the preference of voters.

The parties participating in this electoral process are as follows:

– NEW DEMOCRACY
– SYRIZA (COALITION OF RADICAL LEFT – PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE)
– PASOK – Movement for Change
– KKE (COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREECE)
– HELLENIC SOLUTION – KYRIAKOS VELOPOULOS
– NIKI
– PLEFSI ELEFTHERIAS (SAILING OF FREEDOM)
– MERA25
– FONI LOGIKIS (VOICE OF REASON – AFRODITI LATINOPOULOU)
– ANTARSIA
– LA.O.S. (PEOPLE’S ORTHODOX RALLY)
– SYMMETEXO (I PARTICIPATE for National Sovereignty and Cyprus)
– MARXIST – LENINIST COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREECE (M-L KKE)
– ETHNIKO METOPO (NATIONAL FRONT)
– ORGANISATION OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONALISTS OF GREECE
– Organisation for the Reconstruction of the KKE
– PARTY OF EQUALITY, PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP
– KEKA-AKKEL TOGETHER for a Free Greece
– PATRIOTES – Prodromos Emfietzoglou
– UNITED PALLAIC FRONT (EPAM)
– Movement 21
– DEMOCRATS – ANDREAS LOVERDOS
– Diaspora Network of Greeks of Europe (ODEE)
– New Left
– CONSERVATIVES
– NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT
– UNION OF CENTERS
– ELLINON ELEFSIS (Greek Assembly)
– Green movement
– DHMIOURGIA (Creation)
– KOSMOS