Interior Ministry

Draft law for expanded voting rights of Greeks abroad to undergo public consultation

Α draft law aimed at updating the voting conditions for Greeks residing overseas will be made available for public consultation on Monday.

The Interior Ministry has announced that subsequent discussions with political parties will take place with the objective of presenting the bill for voting by the end of July, coinciding with a brief parliamentary summer recess.

Greek conservatives storm to victory in repeat election

Greece's conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister.

With 91% of votes counted, center-right New Democracy was leading with 40.5% the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat Parliament, Interior Ministry figures showed.

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