Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has officially introduced an amendment to the postal voting bill in parliament on Monday which proposes the adoption of postal voting for Greeks living abroad in both European and national elections.
The announcement was made during the parliamentary debate on the legislation related to postal voting in European elections and referenda, with a parliamentary vote scheduled for later this week.
The provision requires a majority of at least 200 votes (a two-third) for the amendment to be approved per the Greek constitution.
During the amendment’s announcement, Ms Kerameus stated that:
“The Parliament has the historical and moral responsibility to approve, with the utmost consensus, a legislative proposal that removes any real or practical impediment to the exercise of the voting rights of Greek citizens, regardless of their place of residence or location.”
Building on this, the Interior Minister posted on her X (formerly Twitter) account her plea that all members vote in favour of the amendment and demonstrate a strong sign of unity over this proposal.
“Let us all prove together that in matters of democracy there are many more things that unite us than what divides us,” Ms Kerameus’ X post says.
If passed, the method of postal voting would only be available to those living outside Greece, who are registered in the special mail-in lists and can provide a foreign address.
This would be the exclusive method of voting for national elections by Greeks living in other countries, who would have until the day after the official announcement of national elections to register to vote by mail.
