The countdown to the May 21 national elections announced by the prime minister has already begun and the country is entering election mode.

All Greek citizens who have reached the age of 17 (until 31/12 of the election year) have the right to vote in the elections. In order to be able to vote, the citizen must be registered in the electoral roll of his municipality and must not have been imposed a penalty of deprivation of the right to vote.

Voters can find out exactly which area, school and ward they’ll be voting in via the Home Office’s updated ‘Know where you’re voting’ dedicated platform, which includes changes until 31 December 2022.

See where you vote here

In the “Learn where to vote” application you will need to fill in:

• either your personal information (surname, first name, father’s and mother’s name, year of birth),
• or only the fields of the special electoral number and your last name.

Most voters are interested in practical issues such as
– the when will the schools close of children to be turned into polling stations and
– non-residents on how much permission they are entitled to go and vote.

Voters can find out exactly which district, school and ward they are voting through the Home Office’s special Know Where You Vote platform.

In the “Learn where to vote” application you will need to fill in:

• either your personal information (surname, first name, father’s and mother’s name, year of birth),
• or only the fields of the special electoral number and your last name

This year, for the first time, expatriates also have the right to vote they will be written in time on the special electoral platformwhich has been opened.

For those who are thinking of abstaining and not exercising their right to vote – either for ideological reasons or simply because they are bored – we remind you that our vote is mandatory – except in specific cases.