Greeks abroad voted on Saturday

In Belgium, the polls opened at 07:00 on Saturday and the electoral process ended at 19:00. In Brussels, four polling stations were set up instead of three in the May elections.

In total, the registered voters in the Belgian capital were 1,716 and in Antwerp 75. The spokesperson of the Greek Embassy in Belgium, Thomas Thomopoulos, said to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA): "The electoral process went smoothly this time as well. The Greeks of Belgium recorded high participation rates once again. Our experience from the election process in May helped us to make some improvements, which along with the increase in polling stations allowed the process to move faster."

Cyprus: Participation rate at 81.6%

Out of a total of 1,543 registered in the special electoral rolls, 1,260 persons came to the five polling centres set up in the Republic of Cyprus for the Greek parliamentary elections, which translates into a turnout of 81.6%.

Italy: Two-thirds of registered voters cast ballots

Polling stations were set up in Rome, Milan and Venice, and the process was conducted smoothly while the turnout was approximately two-thirds of those registered in the electoral rolls.

More specifically, 154 citizens had registered to vote in Rome, 229 in Milan and 63 in Venice. Greeks who live permanently in Slovenia also went to vote in Venice.

Britain: A smooth process

Of the approximately 170,000 Greeks who live permanently in the United Kingdom, 5,624 finally managed to register in the special electoral rolls. As pointed out by the Greek ambassador in London, Ioannis Tsaousis, the process, as in the previous general election, went smoothly.

France: Voting carried out without particular problems

The roughly 1,000 Greeks registered to vote in France did so without particular problems, with the polls closing at 19:00 (local time). In France there were five polling stations in four cities, namely two in Paris and one each in Nantes, Nice and Strasbourg. According to the first indications, the abstention rate was more or less at the same levels as in the May 21 elections.

Germany: Over 70% participation

The voting process for Greek residents of Germany was completed smoothly, with a participation rate exceeding 70%. A total of 3,885 voters were registered in all 17 polling stations that operated in the country for the Greek elections (up 185 from the May elections) and 2,804 went to the polls.