2014 European Parliament election in Greece

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2014 European Parliament election in Greece
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All 21 Greek seats in the European Parliament
Turnout59.33%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Alexis Tsipras, prime minister of Greece (cropped).jpg Antonis Samaras 2014 (cropped).jpg
Leader Alexis Tsipras Antonis Samaras Nikolaos Michaloliakos
Party Syriza ND ΧΑ
Alliance GUE/NGL EPP NI
Last election4.70%, 1 seat32.30%, 8 seats0.46%, 0 seats
Seats won653
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote1,518,376 1,298,948536,913
Percentage26.56%22.72%9.39%
SwingIncrease2.svg21.86ppDecrease2.svg9.58ppIncrease2.svg8.93pp
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Venizelos in Vienna (2014).jpg Stavros Theodorakis 2014a cropped.jpg Dimitris Koutsoumpas May 2016.jpg
Leader Evangelos Venizelos Stavros Theodorakis Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Party ELIA To Potami KKE
Alliance S&D S&D NI
Last election36.65%, 8 seats–8.35%, 2 seats
Seats won222
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6NewSteady2.svg
Popular vote458,514377,662349,342
Percentage8.02%6.61%6.11%
SwingDecrease2.svg28.63ppNewDecrease2.svg2.24pp
 Seventh party
  Discours de Panos Kammenos (cropped).jpg
Leader Panos Kammenos
Party ANEL
Alliance ECR
Last election–
Seats won1
Seat changeNew
Popular vote197,837
Percentage3.46%
SwingNew

European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 25 May 2014 to elect the 21 Greek members of the European Parliament. [1] The number of seats allocated to Greece declined from 22 to 21, as a result of the 2013 reapportionment of seats in the European Parliament.

Contents

The election marked a significant milestone as the left-wing SYRIZA party emerged as the largest party for the first time, securing 26.6% of the votes. This achievement signaled a major shift in Greek politics.

While the conservative New Democracy party remained the second-largest party with 22.7% of the votes, it experienced substantial losses compared to the previous election. The far-right Golden Dawn party made significant gains, becoming the third-largest party and achieving its strongest electoral performance to date, receiving 9.4% of the votes.

On the other hand, the center-left PASOK party suffered a severe decline, witnessing a dramatic decrease in support from 37% in 2009 to only 8% of the votes in this election. This outcome demonstrated a substantial collapse of PASOK's political influence.

In addition to the established parties, two new political entities, To Potami and ANEL, managed to secure enough votes to gain representation in the European Parliament. Meanwhile, the Communist Party maintained its stable position.

According to Jim Yardley of The New York Times , "the vote has become a de facto referendum on the governing coalition and a test of whether ordinary citizens believe the government's assertion that the country is finally on the upswing." [2]

Participating parties

46 parties and coalitions are participating in the elections: [3]

Opinion polling

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

DatePolling Firm Elia ND KKE SYRIZA XA DIMAR ANEL Potami OthersLead
25 May 2014Election Results8.022.76.126.69.41.23.56.615.93.9
24 MayMRB [a] 7.025.65.929.09.22.63.68.19.13.4
20–23 MayGPO [a] 7.925.06.326.19.62.83.97.910.51.1
22 May Metron Analysis [ permanent dead link ‍]8.226.54.030.68.52.53.58.67.64.1
20–22 MayMarc [a] 6.424.16.328.210.02.74.66.910.94.1
20–22 May Palmos Analysis 5.926.34.530.88.82.54.07.89.54.5
19–22 May Alco [ permanent dead link ‍]6.625.86.030.09.62.24.17.28.64.2
19–22 May Public Issue [ permanent dead link ‍]8.527.56.530.08.02.53.06.57.22.5
19–21 MayRASS [a] 6.125.46.928.510.31.74.39.17.83.1
19–21 MayPulse RC [a] [b] 7.524.56.527.59.52.54.57.59.03.0
18 MayKapa Research [a] 6.724.66.929.79.41.54.38.87.95.1
14–15 MayE-Voice [a] 8.627.18.326.07.31.94.27.49.31.1
12–15 May Palmos Analysis 6.825.65.931.17.13.54.77.47.85.5
14 MayE-Voice [a] 8.528.17.726.68.01.84.26.98.21.5
10–14 May Alco [ permanent dead link ‍]6.126.46.028.18.82.95.58.67.61.7
9–14 MayPulse RC [a] [b] 8.524.07.526.59.52.04.58.59.02.5
9–13 May VPRC [ permanent dead link ‍]5.024.07.028.08.03.05.08.012.04.0
8–12 MayGPO [a] 7.024.68.225.28.83.54.310.08.30.6
7–9 MayPulse RC [a] [b] 8.524.57.526.09.53.04.58.58.51.5
6–8 MayKapa Research [a] 6.324.97.426.48.72.44.710.38.81.5
5–8 MayE-Voice [a] 8.427.17.225.47.72.64.39.38.31.7
2–7 MayPulse RC [a] [b] 8.023.57.525.510.03.54.58.09.02.0
29 Apr–6 MayPublic Issue [a] 7.329.06.529.85.63.22.48.97.20.8
2 MayMRB [a] 6.327.07.426.28.53.45.210.15.90.8
30 Apr–2 MayPulse RC [a] [b] 7.523.57.025.511.53.54.58.08.52.0
24 Apr–1 May Palmos Analysis [ permanent dead link ‍]5.524.94.729.69.22.63.49.410.74.7
29–30 AprE-Voice [a] 6.927.17.326.18.21.84.110.08.61.0
28–30 AprMetron Analysis [a] 5.928.46.627.66.02.25.110.97.30.8
23–25 Apr Alco [ permanent dead link ‍]5.927.16.327.88.82.74.29.08.10.7
11–13 AprUoM [a] 5.324.37.724.36.51.83.017.210.10.0
8–11 Apr MRB [ permanent dead link ‍]6.524.07.424.310.03.34.911.28.40.3
7–10 AprRASS [a] 5.127.56.727.27.82.64.013.25.90.3
8–9 AprPulse RC [a] [b] 8.521.57.523.511.52.55.011.58.02.0
1–8 AprPublic Issue [a] 8.726.07.130.76.33.93.97.95.54.7
3–5 AprGPO [a] 6.724.08.224.98.63.45.010.88.20.9
3 AprKapa Research [a] 5.725.87.726.79.62.15.010.56.90.9
1–2 AprKapa Research [a] 6.726.87.224.28.52.64.811.37.92.6
1–2 Apr VPRC [ permanent dead link ‍]5.025.07.027.511.02.56.07.58.52.5
27–31 MarMarc [a] 5.424.66.527.39.53.95.38.09.62.7
24–27 MarAlco [a] 6.425.19.024.69.63.25.210.96.00.5
22–27 Mar Palmos Analysis 5.622.67.522.710.02.84.714.59.60.1
17–18 MarPulse RC [a] [b] 8.021.56.524.012.52.54.512.58.02.5
10–12 MarUoM [a] 5.717.110.123.411.42.51.916.511.46.3
7–10 MarE-Voice [a] 8.320.96.922.37.92.24.79.317.31.4
4–10 MarPublic Issue [a] 5.926.38.526.37.62.54.211.96.70.0
24 Feb – 1 MarPalmos Analysis [a] 5.424.85.230.717.01.93.7—11.45.9
24–26 FebMetron Analysis [a] 6.927.78.229.79.64.65.7—7.61.9
6–10 FebGPO [a] 7.125.49.327.89.34.76.0—10.42.4
5 FebMarc [a] 5.724.97.330.912.44.34.4—10.16.0
4–5 Feb Metrisi [ permanent dead link ‍]6.129.36.730.411.94.85.8—5.11.1
2014
2–11 DecMRB [a] 6.427.36.728.911.94.27.2—7.31.6
28–30 NovGPO [a] 7.225.67.726.710.74.87.2—10.01.1
2013
7 June 2009 Election Results 36.632.38.44.70.5———17.54.3
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 This survey shows its poll results without disregarding those who are undecided or said they will abstain from voting (either physically or by voting blank). To obtain results comparable to other surveys and the official election results, the result shown in this table will be that obtained, with a simple rule of three, from disregarding undecided and/or abstaining voters from the totals offered in the survey.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pulse RC opinion polls round their data so that in the end up showing a .0 or a .5 value. This practise is maintained for these polls when disregarding undecided and/or abstaining voters from the totals so as to avoid different interpretations of the same value.

Results

Results, showing the winning party in each municipal unit. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} SYRIZA (507) ND (483) KIEF (17) Elia (6) KKE (5) ANEL (2) Potami (1) EEP (1) AKKEL (1) Drachmi (1) 2014 Greek European election - Municipal Units Results.png
Results, showing the winning party in each municipal unit.
   SYRIZA (507)
   ND (483)
   KIEF (17)
   Elia (6)
   KKE (5)
   ANEL (2)
   Potami (1)
   EEP (1)
   AKKEL (1)
   Drachmi (1)
2014 Greece European Parliament election.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Syriza 1,518,37626.566+5
New Democracy 1,298,94822.725−3
Popular Association - Golden Dawn 536,9139.393+3
Olive Tree 458,5148.022−6
The River 377,6626.612New
Communist Party of Greece 349,3426.1120
Independent Greeks 197,8373.461New
Popular Orthodox Rally 154,0292.690−2
Greek European Citizens 82,3811.440New
Democratic Left 68,6301.200New
Union for the Homeland and the People 59,4821.040New
Party of Greek Hunters 56,8510.9900
Bridges (Drassi−Recreate Greece)51,7380.910New
Ecologist Greens–Pirate Party of Greece 51,7030.900−1
United Popular Front 49,3340.860New
Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace 42,7920.750New
Panathinaikos Movement 42,2520.740New
Antarsya 41,2990.7200
Union of Centrists 36,8040.6400
Society – Political Party of the Successors of Kapodistrias 34,4870.600New
Agricultural Party of Greece32,3560.570New
Greens 28,3650.500New
Society of Values20,8560.360New
National Unity Association 17,1460.300New
Plan B11,3070.200New
Socialist Party11,1060.190New
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece 10,7710.1900
Kollatos8,9780.160New
Popular Unions of Bipartisan Social Groups 8,8990.1600
National Front 8,7830.150New
Drachmi 8,7240.150New
Hope for the State6,8010.120New
Rainbow 5,7370.1000
Greek Ecologists 5,6080.1000
Patriotic Union − Greek Popular Rally4,6140.080New
Workers Revolutionary Party 4,4960.0800
Fighting Socialist Party of Greece 3,6270.0600
Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece 3,0450.050New
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece 2,8720.050New
National Resistance Movement2,3830.040New
Panagrarian Labour Movement of Greece630.000New
National Dawn620.000New
Liberty120.000New
Total5,715,985100.0021−1
Valid votes5,715,98596.20
Invalid/blank votes225,6513.80
Total votes5,941,636100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,013,83459.33
Source: Ikaria

Elected MEPs

PartyParliamentary GroupMEPs
Coalition of the Radical Left EUL–NGL Manolis Glezos, Sofia Sakorafa, Dimitris Papadimoulis, Georgios Katrougalos, Konstantina Kouneva, Konstantinos Chrysogonos
New Democracy EPP Maria Spyraki, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Eliza Vozemberg, Giorgos Kyrtsos, Thodoris Zagorakis
Golden Dawn Eleftherios Synadinos, Lambros Foundoulis, Georgios Epitideios
Olive Tree S&D Eva Kaili, Nikos Androulakis
The River S&D Giorgos Grammatikakis, Miltiadis Kyrkos
Communist Party of Greece Konstantinos Papadakis, Sotiris Zarianopoulos  [ fr ]
Independent Greeks Notis Marias

Reactions

Reactions by press

In the press, the conservative Kathimerini newspaper said that citizens had expressed displeasure, but didn't give SYRIZA "true momentum." [4] The SYRIZA-linked daily I Avgi said SYRIZA's win was "historic" and a "milestone in the political history of Greece." [4] Eleftherotypia criticised the government for trying to downplay SYRIZA's win, and said the result showed voters want "radical policy change." [4] Left-leaning Efimerida ton Syntakton said the big loser was the government, and criticised Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for being more critical of SYRIZA than Golden Dawn. [4] Ethnos said all parties were equally punished by the vote. [4]

Reactions by politicians

Following his party's victory, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras called for snap elections to be called "as soon as possible." [5] [6] [7] Tsipras noted that if the results were replicated in a national election, the governing ND-PASOK coalition would have only 94 seats, in contrast to the 152 seats they had at the time of the election. [5] [6] SYRIZA warned that the result meant there was a disharmony between public opinion and the composition of parliament, and that the government lacked a mandate to proceed with any new austerity measures, [6] particularly warning against water privatisation. [5] [6] On 26 May, the day after the election, Tsipras met with President Karolos Papoulias about the potential to hold new elections. [5]

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (ND) insisted the vote was not a cause for snap elections. [6] In a televised address in the immediate aftermath of the vote, Samaras said that "those who tried to turn the EU election into a plebiscite failed." [6] High-ranking ND officials held a meeting on 3 June to discuss how to woo back voters who had left the party, but were unable to come to a conclusion. [8]

Evangelos Venizelos, leader of junior coalition party PASOK, came under fire from several MPs of his own party, who called on him to quit as leader following PASOK's mediocre result. [9] [10] [11] [12] In an editorial in Ta Nea, which criticised Venizelos' strategy, PASOK MP Costas Skandalidis said "nobody has the legitimacy to decide the fate of a historic party on his own." [9] Skandalidis also urged Venizelos to develop closer contacts with SYRIZA. [9] Venizelos hit back at his intra-party critics, calling them "fifth columnists" who were trying to "consciously undermine" him. [11] [12]

DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis announced on 28 May that he would offer his resignation as leader of his party, due to its poor result. [13] [14] However, DIMAR's central committee rejected his resignation. [15] DIMAR and SYRIZA eyed closer co-operation following the vote, [15] [16] although a significant minority of DIMAR MPs support co-operating with PASOK instead. [13] [14] [16] DIMAR decided to choose its political direction at a party conference, scheduled to be held 12–14 September 2014. [16] Until then it was agreed Kouvelis would stay on as leader. [16]

Panos Kammenos, leader of ANEL, also called a party conference due to his party's poor result, although he did not offer his resignation. [17] Instead, Kammenos planned to discuss the possibility of co-operating with other right-wing anti-austerity groups, and offered invitations to several such parties to participate in ANEL's congress. [17] Two ANEL MPs left the party after the election, with one saying the party had "lost its direction." [18]

Cabinet reshuffle

While Prime Minister Samaras vowed to "stay the course," he acknowledged the government must "fix injustices" and planned a "radical" cabinet reshuffle in response to the vote. [19] [20] [21] [22] Key chances included having Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras replaced with former prime-ministerial adviser Gikas Hardouvelis, and ND MP Argyris Dinopoulos replacing Yiannis Michelakis as Interior Minister. [21] [22] Ex-LAOS MP Adonis Georgiadis was replaced as Health Minister by Makis Voridis, a fellow ex-LAOS member. [21] [22] Changes were also made to the Education Minister, Public Order Minister, Development Minister, Agricultural Development Minister, and government spokesperson. [21] [22]

Makis Vordis' appointment to the cabinet was a subject of controversy, with the Anti-Defamation League objecting to his appointment. [23] The ADL claimed his appointment was at odds with the Prime Minister's stance on Golden Dawn. [23] In the 1980s Vordis led the National Political Union, a youth group founded by ex-dictator Georgios Papadopoulos from inside prison, before getting kicked out for engaging in extremist acts. [23] In the 1990s Vordis founded the Hellenic Front, a party with close links to the National Front in France. [23]

Sofia Voultepsi, the newly appointed government spokesperson, was also considered a controversial choice. [24] Prior to her appointment, she said the press was owned by "arms dealers, Rothschild, and bankers", and that undocumented migrants are "invaders" and "weapons in the hands of the Turks." [24]

The new cabinet was sworn in on 10 June. [21] [22]

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