The postal vote exceeded 114,000 entries – huge interest both inside and outside Greece

More than 114,200 voters have registered to vote by post in the June 9 European elections so far, according to the latest Home Office figures.

The participation of non-Greek voters exceeds the number of citizens who voted from abroad in last summer's parliamentary elections, and is expected to increase in the coming days, as we are now in the last week of operations. Related site.

The number of voters in Greece who have announced they will vote by post today is 80,908, demonstrating particularly strong interest within the territory for a postal referendum solution. Establish it in general elections, beyond this year's European elections.

Postal ballot: 85% of entries from Europe

At the same time, the number of people registered outside Greece now exceeds 33,350, almost double the 17,365 votes counted in the overseas region's polling centers last June.

Most of the registrations from abroad, at a rate of 85%, are located in Europe, where 28,177 citizens requested to receive a special file to participate in the elections.

Nearly 3,500 people have registered in North and Central America, more than 700 voters will send their votes from Asia, while more than 600 people from Oceania will participate in the electoral process.

According to information, Greeks living in countries such as Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Ivory Coast, etc., have registered in countries where no electoral division has been established due to the 2023 parliamentary elections and applied restrictions.

Therefore, it is the first time that all Greeks abroad, regardless of their place of residence, will be able to vote without any restrictions in the upcoming European elections.

All age groups are well represented, another indication of interest in postal voting.

Citizens aged 41-50 and 51-60 currently constitute 39.6% of the registered population. The younger population, 17 to 30 and 31 to 40 years, accounted for 30.8%, while the older citizens, 61-70 and over 71 years, accounted for 29.6%.