Greece
Head of State:President Karolos Papoulias
Head of Government:Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou
Parliament (Vouli):300 members
Last election:Legislative, 4 October 2009
Next election:Legislative, due 2013
Parliamentary elections
| Party | Description | Votes % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PASOK - Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Social Democratic | 43,92 | 160 |
| ND - New Democracy | Christian democratic | 33,48 | 91 |
| KKE - Communist Party of Greece | Communist | 7,54 | 21 |
| LA.O.S - Popular Orthodox Rally | Nationalist | 5,63 | 15 |
| SYRIZA - The Coalition of the Radical Left | Communist/Ecologist | 4,60 | 13 |
| OIK.PRAS. - Ecologist Greens | Ecologist | 2,53 | - |
EP elections
Greece elects 22 members to the European Parliament (down from 24 in 2004). The electoral system is based on proportional representation. In the 2009 election Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis's governing conservative New Democracy (ND) saw its support fall by more than 10 percentage points to 32.29 percent, leaving it with two fewer seats than in 2004..[read more..]
Election results 2009, main parties. NUTS 2
