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President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou · Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis (ND) · Governing party: ND
Legislative elections: Greek Parliament, 4-year term, 300 seats, 3% threshold, party-list PR (2015II-2019/2023II: + majority bonus):

    2023II 2023I 2019 2015II

Party

Ideology % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
Nea Dimokratia (ND)
New Democracy
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy 
40,6 158 40,8 146 39,9 158 28,1 75
Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras (SYRIZA)
Coalition of the Radical Left
Democratic socialism 17,8 48 20,1 71 31,5 86 35,5 145
Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima-Kinima Allagis (PASOK-KINAL)
Panhellenic Socialist Movement-Movement for Change (a)
Social democracy     11,9 32 11,5 41 8,1 22 6,3 17
Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE)
Communist Party of Greece
Communism
Marxism-Leninism 
7,7 20 7,2 26 5,3 15 5,6 15
Spartiates (S)
Spartans
Nationalism
Far-right politics
4,6 12 - - EK - - -
Elliniki Lisi (EL)
Greek Solution
National conservatism       4,4 12 4,5 16 3,7 10 - -
Dimokratiko Patriotiko Kinima–Niki (NIKI)
Democratic Patriotic Movement–Victory
National conservatism
Christian right
3,7 10 2,9 - - - - -
Plefsi Eleftherias (PE)
Course of Freedom
Socialism
Left-wing populism
3,2 8 2,9 - 1,5 - - -
Metopo Evropaikis Realistikis Anypakois (MERA25)
European Realistic Disobedience Front
Democratic socialism 2,5 - 2,6 - 3,4 9 - -
Oikologoi Prasinoi (OP)
Ecologist Greens
Green politics   0,4 - 0,6 - SYR - SYR (2)
Enosi Kentroon (EK)
Union of Centrists
Centrism
Liberalism  
0,3 - 0,4 - 1,2 - 3,4 9
Laikos Syndesmos-Chrysi Avyi (XA)
Popular Association-Golden Dawn
Nationalism
Far-right politics
- - - - 2,9 - 7,0 18
Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK)
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Social democracy     - - - - KINAL (20) DISY (16)
Kinima Dimokraton Sosialiston (KIDISO)
Movement of Democratic Socialists
Social democracy - - - - KINAL (2) - -
Dimokratiki Aristera (DIMAR)
Democratic Left
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
- - - - SYR - DISY (1)
Christianodimokratiko Komma Elladas (XRIKE)
Christian Democratic Party of Greece
Christian democracy
Social conservatism  
- - - - EK - ANEL (1)
To Potami (POTAMI)
The River
Social liberalism - - - - - - 4,1 11
Anexartitoi Ellinesnosi (ANEL)
Independent Greeks
National conservatism
Social conservatism  
- - - - - - 3,7 10
Others 2,9 - 6,4 - 2,5 - 6,3 -
Total - 300 - 300 - 300 - 300
Turnout 52,8 60,9 57,9 56,6

© 2023 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Ministry of the Interior (www.ekloges.ypes.gr).  For full coverage, click here (1946-present). Notes: (a) 2015II: Democratic Coalition (DISY); 2019: Movement for Change (KINAL).