Everything is ready for the smooth conduct of parliamentary electionsassured the general secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Michalis Stavrianoudakisspeaking on the First Program.

The polls will remain open from 7 am to 7 pmwhile if there is a lot of traffic in a polling station, the judicial representative has the possibility to extend the voting accordingly.

As for what the peak hours are, according to Mr. Stavrianoudakis, although in the past it was around 10-12 when people went to church or to drink their coffee, so he combined it, lately and especially as it is now the spring weather is expected to be noted highest attendance after noon between 4 – 6.

Mr. Stavrianoudakis pointed out that this year, for the first time, provision has been made for facilitating citizens with mobility problems.

Specifically, he described that in buildings where the chambers are not located on the ground floor, there will be a special area with municipal staff who will welcome voters who are unable to climb stairs, they will sit there and then the judicial representative will be notified to come down , so that the citizen can vote on a screen and the judge takes the file back to the polling station to cast it in the ballot box.

Furthermore, this year voters can also be identified using the digital IDwhich is in their mobile wallet, but this can create a time delay, noted Mr. Stavrianoudakis.

Since this is a procedure that is being done for the first time, he clarified that both need to have smartphones, that is, the judicial representative and of course the citizen who will vote.

He should scan his code, so as to confirm the voter’s details, keep his mobile until the time he goes to vote. Of course, this has a time delay that if it falls during the periods of time when there is a lot of traffic, it is at the judgment of the judge whether he will be able to do it in this way or if he will normally request the presentation of an identity card, diploma or passport, Mr. Stavrianoudakis explained.

As regards those registered in the electoral rolls, Mr. Stavrianoudakis stated that among them there are currently about 10,000 citizens in the age bracket between 110 and 116while overall the centenarians are definitely much more than them, although for about 10 years the process of automatically cutting off over 116 years old has been applied, as in the past, he pointed out, there were registered people even 140 years old.

“On the one hand, those who died on islands or in small villages were not deleted in the past, or there was no need for real rights for the relatives to declare it, as well as deaths abroad, because they had now cut ties with Greece, as a result of this time to mention several centenarians” characteristically said G.G. of the Ministry of the Interior.