Lists for European elections considered

If reelected, the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will reportedly seek the return of lists for European elections.

A list election is one in which eligible voters within a specific constituency vote for a list or lists of candidates. This differs from candidate elections, in which voters can only vote for individual candidates. 

This scenario has gained further traction after the embarrassing cases of PASOK MEP Eva Kaili, who faces charges of corruption, and, more recently, SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis, who is accused of rape and physical abuse.

The government feels that both SYRIZA and PASOK would get on board as the quality of the people representing Greece in the European Parliament is ultimately a "national issue."

The issue was reopened by conservative lawmaker Makis Voridis, who in recent statements reiterated the argument that the...