New Democracy received a vote of confidence on Saturday night in Parliament with an absolute majority, based solely on the votes of its deputies, while most other parties voted against.
Speaking at the Hellenic Parliament before the vote of confidence, the Greek PM promised that a new legislation which will be brought for public consultation next week will lift all barriers for Greeks voting abroad.
“At the start of the coming week, we will be putting forward a law that lifts all barriers in the vote of Greeks living abroad, so that registered citizens are able to cast their vote from their place of residence.
“Now is the time to check whether words and actions align, so that the new legislation gets the green light from all 300 members of parliament.”
Zoi Konstantopoulou of Plefsi Eleftherias said they will be voting to approve the proposed legislation and reiterated that the vote process of residents abroad was a key issue addressed by their spokesperson Alexandros Kazamias.
Merely 25,000 Greeks abroad were able to vote during the last elections, with Australia accounting for less than 200.
Following a three-day debate on policy statements for a second term in power, ND received a vote of confidence on Saturday from 158 out of 300 deputies in a roll-call vote.
Turning down the vote of confidence were the remaining 142 deputies from all opposition parties: SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Spartiates, Greek Solution-Kyriakos Velopoulos, Democratic Patriotic Movement ‘Niki’, and Plefsi Eleftherias-Zoi Konstantopoulou.
With ANA-MPA
