Greeks abroad will cast their vote for the country’s 2023 national elections on Saturday, May 20, one day before Greeks vote at home, the Foreign Ministry’s General Secretariat for Greeks abroad & Public Diplomacy said on Thursday.
For the first time (per article 2 of law 4648/2019), Greek voters residing outside of Greek territory can choose to vote from their place of residence instead of having to travel to Greece to do so, the secretariat said in an announcement.
A total of 22,855 Greek voters abroad have registered in special foreign electoral rolls. Greek seamen who have not been included in electoral lists will also be able to vote in the polling stations.
- Established are 99 polling stations in 82 cities in 35 countries.
- Voting hours: 7:00 a.m. until 7;00 p.m. local time in every country.
- Required: Greek passport or ID
Voters abroad who want to confirm their registration is set and be informed of their voting location should visit https://mpp.ypes.gov.gr/#/ of the Interior Ministry, “Learn where you are voting” (in Greek), and fill in their surname, name, father’s name, and year of birth.
Ψήφος των Ελλήνων Εκλογέων του Εξωτερικού
🇬🇷🌎22.855 Έλληνες του εξωτερικού
🗓️Ψηφίζουν Σάββατο 20 Μαΐου
⏲️7.00 έως 19.00 τοπική ώρα κάθε χώρας
🏦99 εκλογικά τμήματα σε 82 πόλεις σε 35 χώρες
🛂🇬🇷Με Ελληνικό διαβατήριο/ταυτότητα
🔍Μάθε που ψηφίζεις:https://t.co/mhMcKA2YSs
— Consulate General of Greece in New York (@GreeceinNewYork) May 11, 2023
PS Meanwhile Greeks abroad complained on social media that they would have to travel in some cases thousands of kilometers to reach a polling station and that some of them are in another country from where they live.
Οι Έλληνες της Αργεντινής ψηφίζουν στο Χιούστον-ΗΠΑ.Οι Βορειοηπειρώτες ψηφίζουν στην Σόφια-Βουλγαρία.Οι Έλληνες στο Περθ ψηφίζουν Μελβούρνη 3.500km απόσταση. Οι Έλληνες στην Αιθιοπία ψηφίζουν Κάιρο
-Αίγυπτο. Οι Έλληνες στην Αρμενία ψηφίζουν Κων/πολη.Σεβασμός αν μη τί άλλο…— Spirosthe1st (@spirosthe1st) April 28, 2023
