State Council recognized as legal a draft presidential decree establishing May 20, 2023 as the day of voting in parliamentary elections outside of Greece, those. the day before the national elections in our country.

In particular, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Minister of the Interior Kalliopi Spanou submitted a draft presidential decree to the 5th department of the State Council, according to which May 20, 2023, parliamentary election day in all constituencies outside Greek territory.. Voters registered in special electoral lists abroad have the right to participate in parliamentary elections outside Greece.

At the same time, voting at all polling stations outside of Greece will last from 7:00 to 19:00 local time in each country.

The 5th Department of the Council of Ministers, chaired by Vice President Margherita Gorzolidu and Rapporteur Christos Papanicolaou, by its Opinion No. 83/2013, recognized the aforementioned draft presidential decree as legal.

Source: RES-IPE