No surprises: government and SYRIZA disagree for the vote of Hellenes abroad

Ο υπουργός Εσωτερικών Τάκης Θεοδωρικάκος με ομογενείς στη Νέα Υόρκη.

Ο υπουργός Εσωτερικών Τάκης Θεοδωρικάκος με ομογενείς στη Νέα Υόρκη. Source: Mignatiou.com

The issue of Hellenes abroad voting in Greek elections looks set to remain unresolved.


In the latest round od developments, the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis will table a proposal that most likely will allow the postal voting and the vote of Greeks abroad to be equal to that of their compatriots in Greece,.

However SYRIZA, tabled a proposal that allows Greeks in the diaspora to elect their owe parliamentarians (five) but their vote not to be counted in the percentage of votes within Greece

 


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