Elections

More Greeks whose residence is abroad will have the right to vote in the upcoming election. In the previous election, 22,857 Greeks residing abroad were registered and 79.64% of them - i.e. 18,203 people - voted.

A total of 25,610 Greeks abroad have registered to vote from their place of residence on Saturday, one day ahead of the ballot in Greece on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

A total of 22,855 Greeks had registered to vote in the May 21 national elections, of whom 18,203 voted (79.5% rate of participation).

With the election race entering the final stretch, political party staff have turned their attention to the race for the so-called new undecided voters - which, according to the latest polls, amount to roughly 7%-8% of the total - and to those who may abstain altogether.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is gearing up to convert 19 districts into provinces based on the proposal put forth by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli during his recent group speech, local media has reported.

The three parties of the ruling coalition have joined forces with New Slovenia (NSi), an opposition party, to change the rules governing state financing of political parties so that larger parties would get more money.

In other news, Poland faces new EU infringement procedure over #LexTusk; Slovaks show greatest apathy for European elections; and Czech government delegations go dry on official flights after unseemly incident.

"The Kremlin's disinformation and interference in the internal affairs of Eastern European countries is a huge problem for all of Europe. Attempts at destabilization are made by activating local politicians and strengthening autocracy at the expense of democracy. All this is done with a single goal - to make Ukraine's victory more difficult and Europe to weaken".

Türkiye's presidential runoff election witnessed a decline in voter turnout compared to the first round, marking a significant moment in the country's political history.

The initial round recorded a turnout rate of 86.98 percent, while the second round saw a slight drop to 83.87 percent after two weeks.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged voters to provide his conservative party with a "strong mandate" in the upcoming elections on June 25, emphasizing the importance of a robust government to effectively execute their policy program.

More than 54 million people on May 14 dropped their votes in over 197,000 ballot boxes set up across the country for the presidential runoff elections.

Though the voting process ended at 5 p.m., citizens waiting to cast ballots at polling booths during the deadline voted in turns under the supervision of attendants.