New Democracy emerged as the leading party in the June elections among Australian-based Greek expatriates, while the Communist Party came second.
Greek nationals residing abroad had the opportunity to cast their votes for the second time in the national elections in Greece. However, it is important to note that the number of registered voters did not exceed 200 due to significant restrictions in the electoral process for Greeks living outside the country.
According to the latest update on the Ministry of Interior’s website (as of 27/06/2023, 13.03 Greek time*), a total of 195 individuals were registered to vote, out of which 125 exercised their voting rights, resulting in a participation rate of 64.10 per cent. The valid ballots amounted to 123, with 1 spoiled ballot and 1 blank ballot.
In terms of party performance, New Democracy secured 47.97 per cent of the votes (59 votes), making it the frontrunner. The Communist Party followed with 15.45 per cent (19 votes). MeRA25 – Alliance for Breakup claimed the third position with 10.57 per cent (13 votes), although it did not secure parliamentary representation.
SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance ranked fourth with 7.32 per cent (9 votes), while PASOK – MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE took the fifth position with 5.69 per cent (7 votes). The Course of Freedom – Zoe Konstantopoulou obtained 4.07 per cent (5 votes), placing sixth, alongside the Democratic Patriotic Movement “Niki” with an identical per centage. Further down the list, the Green and Purple parties secured 1.63 per cent (2 votes) and 0.81 per cent (1 vote) respectively. Other parties that received votes included Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow, Greek Solution – Kyriakos Velopoulos, Breath of Democracy, and Patriotic Alliance.
Moving to Melbourne, there were 112 registered voters, of whom 71 participated by casting their votes, resulting in a participation rate of 63.39 per cent. Out of the total, 70 ballots were valid, and 1 ballot was left blank.
New Democracy maintained its leading position with 47.14 per cent (33 votes), while the Communist Party secured 15.71 per cent (11 votes). MeRA25 – Alliance for Breakup claimed the third spot with 12.86 per cent (9 votes). SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance followed in fourth place with 8.57 per cent (6 votes), and the Course of Freedom – Zoe Konstantopoulou obtained 5.71 per cent (4 votes), securing the fifth position. The Democratic Patriotic Movement “Niki” received 4.29 per cent (3 votes), ranking sixth, while PASOK – MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE secured 2.86 per cent (2 votes) in the seventh position. Greek Solution – Kyriakos Velopoulos and the Patriotic Alliance both obtained 1.43 per cent (1 vote) each.
In Sydney, there were 83 registered voters, and 54 individuals exercised their right to vote, resulting in a participation rate of 65 per cent. Out of the total, 53 votes were valid, and 1 vote was invalid.
The New Democracy (ND) party claimed the majority of the votes with 49.06 per cent (26 votes), while the Communist Party (ΚΚΕ) secured 15.09 per cent (8 votes). PASOK – Movement for Change ranked third with 9.43 per cent (5 votes), and MeRA25 – Alliance for Rupture held the fourth position with 7.55 per cent (4 votes). SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance obtained 5.66 per cent (3 votes), positioning itself fifth, while the Democratic Patriotic Movement “Niki” and the Green and Purple party both received 3.77 per cent (2 votes), placing them in sixth position. Other parties, including Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow, Free Course – Zoe Konstantopoulou, and Breath of Democracy, secured 1.89 per cent (1 vote) each.
For reference, in the May elections, there were 169 registered voters, out of which 125 individuals cast their votes, resulting in a participation rate of 73.96 per cent. New Democracy (ND) emerged as the leading party with 54.40 per cent (68 votes), followed by MeRA25 – Alliance for Rupture in the second position with 15.20 per cent (19 votes). The Communist Party (ΚΚΕ) secured the third spot with 9.60 per cent (12 votes), while SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance ranked fourth with 6.40 per cent (8 votes).
*Singular Logic, which was responsible for the coverage of the elections for the Ministry of Interior, highlighted that the aforementioned results, up until the mentioned date and time, had not been cross-verified with the official data from the Courts of First Instance.
