Greeks Abroad they can vote the day before the national elections on 25 Juneas happened in the May 21 elections.

In addition to the 22,857 registered foreign voters in the special lists for the second election about 7,000 additional voters can votewho later applied to be registered on the voter lists and the deadline for the first election had passed, bringing the total to about 30,000. Now, if they meet the criteria, they will normally be included in the new lists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Increase in the number of foreign voters registered on special lists can also increase the number of polling stationssince at least 40 voters are needed to create it.

In particular, those who submitted an application, which was approved 12 days before the date of the announcement of the elections, can vote in the repeat elections. Therefore, if the election date is May 29, Greeks abroad whose registration application was approved 12 days ago, that is, May 17, will be able to vote.

As for objections, those Greeks living abroad who saw that their application was rejected have the right to file an objection Inclusion in the voter lists until May 26.

The deadlines for Greeks who have voted abroad and now want to exercise their right to vote in Greece are very short. The relevant procedures must be completed no later than Friday, May 26, 2023, as the announcement of new elections is expected next Monday, May 29.

In particular, Greeks who voted abroad have the right to do so until next Friday. removal or suspension. The removal concerns, for example, those who voted as visitors in Lithuania, which they visited at the Olympiakos match, and in the next elections they will be in Greece. This also applies to voters who wish to vote in Greece only in the June elections, but wish to remain registered on the electoral lists abroad. It is indicated that the application for exclusion or suspension applies to all those who applied for registration in the voter lists abroad, regardless of whether they ended up in the elections or not.

Requests or objections to deletion and suspension can be made on the platform. apodimoi.gov.gr.

What applies to those who apply for registration now

A different attitude towards those Greeks who now want to start the process of registering on the electoral rolls abroad. These voters will not be eligible to participate in the elections on June 25, because in accordance with article 101 of Law 5003/2022 (Α΄230) registration or amendment of applications less than 12 days before the announcement of the election, they will be registered in special lists of foreign voters after the elections. Therefore, their registration in special voter lists abroad will be completed in the future.

Source: RES