Greece Moves to Create Three-Seat Electoral District for Diaspora

Greece Moves to Create Three-Seat Electoral District for Diaspora

Greece’s government has proposed a new three-seat electoral district for overseas voters. Credit: Greek Reporter Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a proposal at today’s Cabinet meeting to create a special three-seat electoral district for the Greek diaspora, as part of ongoing discussions to expand postal voting rights for Greeks living abroad in national elections. Under the proposal, Mitsotakis said, the number of state par…

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Greece plans direct election of MPs by diaspora voters

The Greek government plans to create a new electoral district allowing Greeks living abroad to directly elect three members of parliament, changing how the diaspora is represented. Under the proposal, expatriate Greeks would no longer be represented through parties’ nationwide state ballots, with those seats reduced from 15 to 12 to accommodate the three diaspora MPs within the 300-seat parliament. The reform is part of a broader legislative pac…