IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Greece

Hellenic Republic

10,533,871
Population (as of Feb. 13, 2023)

9,813,595
Registered Voters (as of None)

76.21%
Average Turnout

18
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.750
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 2, 1982
Ratified Date: June 7, 1983

SIGI* Score: 18.9
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: May 31, 2012

HDI* Score: 0.908
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Greek Presidency	None	Head of State
Greek Parliament	Vouli ton Ellinon	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Ekaterini SAKELLAROPOULOU (since 13 March 2020)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS (since 27 June 2023)
Assembly: Greece has a unicameral Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon / Βουλή των Ελλήνων) with 300 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister (typically the majority party/coalition leader) is appointed by the President.
In the Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon), 50 seats are allocated to the party that wins a plurality of the national vote. An additional 238 members are elected in multi-member constituencies, and 12 members are elected in a single, nationwide constituency. These 250 seats are allocated proportionally among all parties who win at least 3% of the national vote.*

* Starting with the 2027 election, if the winning party receives at least 25% of the national vote, it will receive at least 20 additional seats with one seat added for each 0.5% of the national vote won over 25% for a maximum of 50 additional seats. The remaining parliamentary seats will be divided among other parties who won at least 3% of the national vote according to the proportion of votes won.

Elections

2023-06-25 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 5,273,699
Registered 9,813,595
Turnout 53.74

2023-05-21 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 6,061,040
Registered 9,813,595
Turnout 61.76

2019-07-07 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 5,769,542
Registered 9,962,261
Turnout 57.91

2015-09-20 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 5,566,295
Registered 9,840,525
Turnout 56.57

2015-07-05 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 6,161,140
Registered 9,858,508
Turnout 62.5

2015-02-18 | Status: Held
Greek Presidency
Votes 295
Registered 300
Turnout 98.33

2015-01-25 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 6,330,786
Registered 9,911,495
Turnout 63.87

2014-12-29 | Status: Held
Greek Presidency
Votes 300
Registered 300
Turnout 100.0

2014-12-23 | Status: Held
Greek Presidency
Votes 300
Registered 300
Turnout 100.0

2014-12-17 | Status: Held
Greek Presidency
Votes 300
Registered 300
Turnout 100.0

2012-06-17 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 6,216,798
Registered 9,947,876
Turnout 62.49

2012-05-06 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 6,476,751
Registered 9,949,401
Turnout 65.1

2010-02-03 | Status: Held
Greek Presidency
Votes 300
Registered 300
Turnout 100.0

2009-10-04 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 7,044,479
Registered 9,933,385
Turnout 70.92

2007-09-16 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 7,355,026
Registered 9,918,917
Turnout 74.15

2005-02-08 | Status: Held
Greek Presidency
Votes 279
Registered 300
Turnout 93.0

2004-03-07 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 7,544,291
Registered 9,865,440
Turnout 76.47

2000-04-09 | Status: Held
Greek Parliament
Votes 7,020,626
Registered 9,364,900
Turnout 74.97

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Greek Parliament	2023-06-25	Held	5,273,699	9,813,595	53.74
Greek Parliament	2023-05-21	Held	6,061,040	9,813,595	61.76
Greek Parliament	2019-07-07	Held	5,769,542	9,962,261	57.91
Greek Parliament	2015-09-20	Held	5,566,295	9,840,525	56.57
Referendum	2015-07-05	Held	6,161,140	9,858,508	62.5
Greek Presidency	2015-02-18	Held	295	300	98.33
Greek Parliament	2015-01-25	Held	6,330,786	9,911,495	63.87
Greek Presidency	2014-12-29	Held	300	300	100.0
Greek Presidency	2014-12-23	Held	300	300	100.0
Greek Presidency	2014-12-17	Held	300	300	100.0
Greek Parliament	2012-06-17	Held	6,216,798	9,947,876	62.49
Greek Parliament	2012-05-06	Held	6,476,751	9,949,401	65.1
Greek Presidency	2010-02-03	Held	300	300	100.0
Greek Parliament	2009-10-04	Held	7,044,479	9,933,385	70.92
Greek Parliament	2007-09-16	Held	7,355,026	9,918,917	74.15
Greek Presidency	2005-02-08	Held	279	300	93.0
Greek Parliament	2004-03-07	Held	7,544,291	9,865,440	76.47
Greek Parliament	2000-04-09	Held	7,020,626	9,364,900	74.97

Voter Turnout

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