Greece’s Interior Minister Niki Kerameus announced the lifting of restrictions for Greeks abroad to vote in elections, in a letter sent to the diaspora, reported Amna.gr.
Minister Kerameus said in the letter it was a “historic privilege” for her to announce the new legislation, which was passed in Parliament on Tuesday July 25.
“Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised this issue as a strategic priority, and he realised with the first law of the new government of the New Democracy,” Minister Kerameus stated in her letter.
Με ευρεία πλειοψηφία 208 βουλευτών από τη Νέα Δημοκρατία, ΠΑΣΟΚ-ΚΙΝΑΛ, ΝΙΚΗ&Πλεύση Ελευθερίας,λύσαμε έναν γόρδιο δεσμό μισού αιώνα, καταργώντας όλους τους περιορισμούς στην άσκηση του δικαιώματος ψήφου των Ελλήνων πολιτών που ζουν ή βρίσκονται στο εξωτερικό την ημέρα των εκλογών. pic.twitter.com/vdyJJwwgte
— Niki Kerameus (@nkerameus) July 26, 2023
“Now, Greek citizens who are registered in the electoral rolls, can vote without any restrictions. By registering on the electronic platform of the Interior Ministry and without any supporting documents, they can exercise their right to vote from abroad.
The reformed platform apodimoi.gov.gr is expected to be running in early September.
Source: Amna.gr
