At Stake in this Election:       

• The 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon).

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Prokopis PAVLOPOULOS
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Alexis TSIPRAS
• Assembly: Greece has a unicameral Hellenic Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon) with 300 seats.

Electoral System:

• In the Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon), 238 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system in 59 constituencies and 12 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system. An additional 50 seats will be allocated to the party with the most votes. Members serve four-year terms.
• To enter parliament parties and independent candidates must gain at least three percent of the national vote. (source)

Main Parties in this Election:[1]

• Party: New Democracy (ND) / Νέα Δημοκρατία, Néa Dimokratía (ΝΔ)
  • Leader: Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS
  • Seats won in last election: 75
• Party: Syriza Unionist Social Front (SYRIZA) / Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς, Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás (ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , SYRIZA)
  • Leader: Alexis TSIPRAS
  • Seats won in last election: 145
• Alliance: Movement for Change / Κίνημα Αλλαγής, Kinima Allagis (ΚΙΝΑΛ, KINAL)[2]
  • Leader: Fofi GENNIMATA
  • Seats won in last election:  17 (PASOK)
• Party: Communist Party of Greece / Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas (KKE)
  • Leader: Dimitris KOUTSOUMPAS
  • Seats won in last election: 15
• Party: Golden Dawn / Χρυσή Αυγή, Chrysi Avg (XA)
  • Leader: Nikolaos MICHALOLIAKOS
  • Seats won in last election: 18
• Party: MeRA25 / ΜέΡΑ25
  • Leader: Yanis VAROUFAKIS
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Greek Solution /  Ελληνική Λύση, Elliniki Lisi
  • Leader: Kyriakos VELOPOULOS
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 11,124,603 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 10,074,898 (source)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,650,837 (2019 est.)
• Is Greece a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (2 March 1982)
• Has Greece ratified CEDAW: Yes (7 June 1983)
• Gender Quota:  Yes – 40% of parties’ lists must be women
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 56 (18.7%) of 300 seats in Greece’s Hellenic Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon)
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 31 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2019)

Disability Data:

• Is Greece a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Greece ratified CRPD: Yes (31 March 2012)
• Population with a disability: 1,616,346 (est.)