On Friday, May 19, all schools will be closed and those that are used as polling centers to prepare the site for the national elections on May 21, while they will also remain closed the day after the elections, Monday.

Citizens aged 17 and over are invited to vote based on the updated electoral rolls. The electronic platform of the Ministry of the Interior “Learn where you are voting” has also been updated, which includes changes until December 31, 2022.

See where you vote here

The dates when schools will be closed for the electionsThe end date of courses in high schools and high schools varies

• Friday, May 19, that is, the Friday before the elections
• On Monday, May 22, i.e. the Monday after the elections.

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.

When do classes end in high schools and high schools

According to an amending decision published today in the Official Gazette, after the announcement of the elections on May 21, the courses in the Gymnasiums and Lyceums will be completed in the second fortnight of May, in order to then take the graduation exams.

Nothing changes for elementary schools and kindergartens. Speaking to SKAI today, the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, emphasized that there will be no change in the Panhellenic program.

The Gazette states:

Courses end in the second fortnight of May.

The end of his lessons high schoolof General High Schoolof Professional Lyceum, the Special High School, the Special High School and the Unified Special Vocational High School-Lyceum is determined each year by a decision of the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, which is issued by April 30th.