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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| Vouli Ton Ellinon | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 1 January 1993 | ||||||
| presidential decree 351/2003, statute law 3231/2004 for the election of MPs | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| - 56 single- or multi-member constituencies for 288 seats - one multi-member nationwide constituency for 12 "State Deputies" |
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| Voting System: | ||||||
| - single round of voting in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff system of "reinforced" proportional representation, with voting for party lists and, within each list, preferential vote. Remaining seats after this distribution are allocated in 13 principal electoral districts according to the same system. Any further remaining seats are allocated at the national level by means of a simple electoral quotient - majority vote, under some circumstances, to allocate further remaining seats at the national level and simple majority vote in eight single-member constituencies Parties obtaining at least 3 per cent of the votes cast receive a minimum of six seats in parliament. The 12 "State Deputies" are nominated by the most successful parties and elected according to a party-list proportional representation system, the whole country then being regarded as one constituency. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by the "next-in-line" candidate on the same party list. Voting is compulsory until the age of 70. Failure to vote is punishable by a prison sentence of one month to one year, and a loss of the offender's post (however, no one has ever been prosecuted). |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - 18 years - Greek citizenship - full possession of civil rights - disqualifications: persons disfranchised pursuant to legal prohibition or criminal conviction for offenses defined in the common or military penal code, or persons who are wards of the court. |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| Qualified electors - age: 25 years or over - Greek citizenship |
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| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| The main categories are: - members of the armed forces and security service - certain public officials or holders of public office - directors of parastatal agencies or organizations The Constitution provides a full list of ineligibilities (Article 56) and incompatibilities (Article 57). |
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| Candidacy requirements: | ||||||
| - individual candidates or members of a political party - presentation on an independent basis or under a party label, supported by at least 12 voters, or self-nominated. - non-reimbursable deposit of 146.74 euros. |
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