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Parliament has approved a new law easing the requirements for Greek citizens residing abroad wishing to vote in Greek elections. A total of 208 MPs – eight more than the constitutional requirement – from ruling New Democracy, PASOK-Movement for Change,...

A bill that will make it easier for Greeks abroad to vote in national elections passed through the relevant committee of the Greek Parliament by a wide majority vote on Friday. It will be debated in plenary this coming week...

New Democracy is leading in the vote of Greeks living overseas, as the counting of ballot boxes from the 35 countries where polling stations were set up continues. With three in five votes counted, New Democracy won 41.94% of the...

Greek citizens who live abroad will be able to register for national elections on an e-platform that will go live in Spring 2020, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Thursday. The minister told the press that Greeks who wish to...

Greece came first recently on the list of the best beach holiday destinations for 2019 in a vote of Russia's National Geographic Traveler magazine and website. According to the announcement made by the Greek National Tourism Organization, the nations of...

With 461 votes in favor, the European Parliament approved the new European Commission under the Presidency of Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday afternoon. The reshuffled composition of the Commission, occasioned by the disapproval of several commissioners in the European...

After a marathon session, the Greek Parliament finally agreed on Monday afternoon on which new Constitutional amendments will be approved by the House. The Parliament finalized the Constitutional revision procedures which began back in 2016 upon the conclusion of the...

The final version of the ruling New Democracy's (ND) proposed constitutional amendment concerning the voting rights of Greeks abroad was submitted to the Parliament plenary on Friday, by ND general rapporteur Kostas Tzavaras. The ND proposals outline the main directions...

Greek political parties seemingly reached a consensus on Tuesday regarding the parameters of proposed legislation which will allow Greek expatriates to vote from their country of residence. However, the bureaucratic obstacles envisaged cast doubt on the sincerity of Greek politicians of...

Yanis Varoufakis' Mera25 party issued a statement on Monday saying that it will vote down the Greek government's new bill granting voting rights to Greek expats from their place of residence. The leftist party accuses the Greek government of deceiving...