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Greece's last tracked vote was the Greece 2023 Parliamentary Election in 2023.
Executive drawn from and accountable to parliament
Government depends on maintaining parliamentary majority
Power flows through the elected legislature
Derived from system type and role classification
Greece is a parliamentary democracy where executive power flows from the legislature. The prime minister leads the government based on a parliamentary majority, while the president typically serves a more ceremonial role — making legislative elections the primary driver of political change.
Greece — parliamentary republic, located in Europe, with approximately 10.5 million people — is a sovereign state governed from Athens.
In Greece's parliamentary system, the prime minister governs through a legislative majority. A president may still exist, but the real day-to-day executive power usually sits with the cabinet and the bloc that can command parliament.
Greece's political landscape includes 3 elections, 218 political parties, and 2 offices.
Greek parliamentary elections held May and June 2023. New Democracy won a landslide majority in the second round, confirming Mitsotakis for a second term.
Greek parliamentary election held July 2019. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy won an outright majority, defeating Alexis Tsipras and Syriza.
Greek snap parliamentary election held January 2015. Alexis Tsipras and Syriza won a near-majority as voters backed their anti-austerity platform during the peak of the eurozone debt crisis.
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Greek snap parliamentary election held January 2015. Alexis Tsipras and Syriza won a near-majority as voters backed their anti-austerity platform during the peak of the eurozone debt crisis.
Greek parliamentary election held July 2019. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy won an outright majority, defeating Alexis Tsipras and Syriza.
Greek parliamentary elections held May and June 2023. New Democracy won a landslide majority in the second round, confirming Mitsotakis for a second term.
