What did the Minister of the Interior say about the postal vote, what is the procedure and until when will it be valid
It is operational from today, Monday, February 19the electronic platform for registration in the electoral rolls of postal voting, as the Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameos pointed out on the “Today” show on SKAI.
Citizens living in Greece enter the epistoliki.ypes.gov.gr platform with the taxi codes, while Greeks abroad also use their passport details. The process will be active until April 29.
“Any citizen who is registered in the electoral rolls, has the possibility to request a postal vote, while if there is any problem, the voters in Greece can turn to the KEP and abroad to the local consulates”, explained the Minister of the Interior.
The activation of the platform marks the establishment, for the first time in Greece, of postal voting as a means of facilitating the exercise of voters’ right to vote for the European elections and national referenda. This is a substantial opening to the universal Hellenism by removing all practical obstacles to the exercise of the right to vote of Greek citizens, wherever they are
Commenting on the assumption of responsibility for the package bomb in the Thessaloniki courts, the Minister of the Interior described the threat against the appeals prosecutor as unimaginable, noting that the authorities will do whatever is required. “We have at the helm of the Ministry of Citizen Protection a man with enormous experience,” he said characteristically.
Source: Skai
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