2019 European Parliament election in Greece

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2019 European Parliament election in Greece
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  2014 26 May 2019 2024  

All 21 Greek seats in the European Parliament
Turnout58.69%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis Alexis Tsipras Fofi Gennimata
Party ND Syriza KINAL
Alliance EPP European Left PES
Last election22.72%, 5 seats26.56%, 6 seats8.02%, 2 seats
Seats won862
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,873,1371,343,595436,726
Percentage33.12%23.75%7.72%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.40Decrease2.svg 2.81Decrease2.svg 0.30

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Dimitris Koutsoumpas Nikolaos Michaloliakos Kyriakos Velopoulos
Party KKE ΧΑ EL
Alliance INITIATIVE
Last election6.11%, 2 seats9.39%, 3 seats
Seats won221
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1New
Popular vote302,603275,734236,347
Percentage5.35%4.87%4.18%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.76Decrease2.svg 4.52New

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Map of Greek electoral districts, showing the largest party by share of votes. Darker shades indicate stronger vote share.

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Ballots for European elections in Greece 2019

European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 26 May 2019 to elect the 21 Greek members of the European Parliament. The elections were held alongside the first round of the local and regional government elections, resulting in a major defeat for the governing Syriza party, and leading to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras bringing forward the scheduled parliamentary elections for 7 July 2019.

Contents

Participating parties

Parties and coalitions participating in the elections:

Opinion polls

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample size SYRIZA flags.svg New Democracy Logo 2018.svg KINAL Meandros flag.svg Logo of the Communist Party of Greece.svg Logotupo tes Enose Kentroon.svg EL Potami ANEL M25 Laiki-enotita.logo.png PE EG Lead
Pulse/Skai [1] 18–20 Apr 20191,01025.035.58.58.56.52.52.51.51.51.51.51.0-10.5
Interview/Vergina TV [2] 15–17 Apr 20191,00522.736.47.97.27.02.02.31.41.30.61.31.3-13.7
Metron Analysis/Alpha TV [3] 15–17 Apr 20191,20025.635.08.55.97.52.62.42.11.22.1--1.99.4
Marc/Proto Thema [4] 26 Mar–1 Apr 20191,20024.839.28.97.26.32.02.01.5-2.1--1.314.4
MRB/Star [5] 1–3 Apr 20191,00325.636.57.57.56.72.41.92.11.21.2--2.310.9
Metron Analysis/To Vima [6] 18–20 Mar 20191,20423.936.17.77.16.41.5-2.01.51.51.6-3.112.2

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Democracy 1,873,13733.128+3
Syriza 1,343,59523.7560
Movement for Change 436,7267.7220
Communist Party of Greece 302,6035.3520
Golden Dawn 275,7344.872−1
Greek Solution 236,3474.181New
MeRA25 169,6353.000New
Course of Freedom 90,9271.610New
The River 85,9341.520−2
Union of Centrists 82,0841.4500
Greece, the Other Way70,3471.240New
Popular Orthodox Rally–Patriotic Radical Union69,7791.2300
Citizens51,3980.910New
Ecologist Greens 49,4180.8700
Independent Greeks 45,1480.800–1
Free Homeland41,2690.730New
Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace 40,2110.7100
Recreate Greece 39,2170.6900
New Right 37,5400.660New
Antarsya 36,3610.6400
Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece 32,0140.570New
Popular UnityPirate Party of Greece 31,6480.5600
Assembly of Greeks 29,5090.520New
Greens – Solidarity 25,2450.4500
Enypekk–Strong Greece22,3410.390New
Youth Party18,4580.330New
Democratic Responsibility18,2070.320New
New Greek Momentum12,2780.220New
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece 12,2310.2200
Greek Ecologists 11,5110.2000
National Front–Patriotic League–Lions' Movement10,7420.1900
People's European Social Groups 10,2640.1800
Panhellenic Citizen Chariot 9,8930.1700
Greek Radicals9,2420.160New
Rainbow 6,3640.1100
Liberal Alliance 6,0320.110New
Organisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece 4,8030.0800
Kollatos3,0650.0500
LEFKOAKEEPKA2,8860.050New
Greek Vision1,9760.030New
Total5,656,119100.00210
Valid votes5,656,11995.54
Invalid/blank votes264,2364.46
Total votes5,920,355100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,088,32558.69
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Elected MEPs

New Democracy

Coalition of the Radical Left

Movement for Change

Communist Party of Greece

Golden Dawn

Greek Solution

References

  1. "Νέο γκάλοπ: Δημοσκόπηση ΣΚΑΪ: Διπλό προβάδισμα ΝΔ. Επηρεάζουν σκανδαλολογία, παροχές;". skai.gr (in Greek). 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "Νέο γκάλοπ: Στο 13,7% η διαφορά ΝΔ – ΣΥΡΙΖΑ στις ευρωεκλογές – Στο 10,5% στις εθνικές". skai.gr (in Greek). 18 Apr 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Νέο γκάλοπ: Μπροστά με 7,3 μονάδες η ΝΔ στις ευρωεκλογές και 7,8 στις εθνικές". patrisnews.com (in Greek). 18 Apr 2019.
  4. "Δημοσκόπηση για το "Πρώτο Θέμα": 10,8 μονάδες μπροστά η ΝΔ στις ευρωεκλογές". star.gr (in Greek). 6 Apr 2019.
  5. "Μεγάλη δημοσκόπηση του Star: Με 9% προηγείται η ΝΔ στις ευρωεκλογές". star.gr (in Greek). 4 Apr 2019.
  6. "Δημοσκόπηση Metron Analysis: Γκάλοπ Metron Analysis: Χάνει με διαφορά ο Τσίπρας και το στοίχημα των ευρωεκλογών". tovima.gr (in Greek). 23 March 2019.