European Parliament election, 2009 (Greece)

Greek European Parliament election, 2009

2004 ← 7 June 2009 → 2014

22 seats to the European Parliament   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader George Papandreou Kostas Karamanlis Aleka Papariga Party PASOK ND KKE Alliance S&D EPP EUL–NGL Last election 34.03%, 8 seats 43.01%, 11 seats 9.48%, 3 seats Seats won 8 8 2 Seat change 0 -3 -1 Popular vote 1,878,859 1,655,636 428,283 Percentage 36.64 32.29 8.35 Swing +2.61 -10.72 -1.13   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party     Leader Georgios Karatzaferis Alexis Tsipras 6-member committee Party LAOS SYRIZA Ecologist Greens Alliance EFD EUL–NGL Greens–EFA Last election 4.12%, 1 seat 4.16%, 1 seat 0.67%, 0 seats Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change +1 0 +1 Popular vote 366,615 240,898 178,964 Percentage 7.14 4.70 3.49 Swing +3.02 +0.54 +2.88

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The European Parliament election of 2009 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament in 2009 took place on June 7, 2009. The election system used in Greece is party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party. The number of seats allocated to Greece declined from 24 to 22, as a result of new member states joining the European Union (EU). Consistent with EU-wide rules, Greek citizens resident in another of the 26-member states were permitted to vote in the place where they currently reside.

Participating parties

On 24 May, the Greek Court of Cassation, the country's supreme court, accepted the applications of 27 of the 33 parties which applied to contest the elections.

The court banned six parties from participating:

• Alternative Ecologists
• Party of Responsible Citizenship (Κόμμα του υπεύθυνου πολίτη)
• Dimokratiki
• Party of Uprising Pensioners of Greece (Κομματικός Ξεσηκωμός Συνταξιούχων Ελλάδας)
• Panagriarian Workers Movement (Παναγροτικό Εργατικό Κίνημα)
• Political Greek-European Animal-Loving Movement (Πολιτικό Ελληνοευρωπαϊκό Φιλοζωικό Κίνημα)
• Animal-Loving Ecologists of Greece (Οικολόγοι Ζωόφιλοι Ελλάδος)

In addition, the court ruled that the following parties could not participate as part of the Coalition of the Radical Left:

• Democratic Social Movement
• Movement of Active Citizens
• Movement for the United in Action Left
• Kokkino
• Xekinima
• Ecosocialists Greece
• Group Rosa (Ομάδα ΡΟΖΑ)

A judicial dispute ensued, when Drasi filed a petition before the Council of State to annul the ministerial decision, through which the time for political advertising spots on the radio and television would be allocated, since it disproportionately favored established parties. A preliminary ruling sent the dispute to the Council of State's plenary session, which will hear the petition for annulment on September 25, 2009.

Opinion polls

Source	Date	PASOK	ND	SYRIZA	KKE	LAOS	EcoGreens	Undecided and others
RASS	09-03-09	32.1	29.6	7.9	7.1	5.1	3.2	-
VPRC	09-04-00	37	34	8.5	8	4.5	5	3
MATN	09-05-04	36.4	33.6	7.9	9.1	5.4	6.3	1.3
Focus	09-05-10	31.7	29.6	6.4	7.5	4.7	4.2	3.3
PulseRC	09-05-10	31	28	5.6	6.6	4.4	4.8	2
Marc	09-05-10	31.8	28.6	6.2	8.1	4.3	4.8	2
ALCO	09-05-10	30.2	26.5	5.3	7.8	4	3.5	2.9
Barometer	09-05-10	28	23.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	4	1
Public Issue	09-05-18	34	28	6	5.5	5	7	-
Alco	09-05-18	30.2	26.1	4.2	6.4	3.6	5.7	-
VPRC	09-05-20	37.5	32	6.5	8	5	7.5	-
MRB/Eleftheros Typos	09-05-24	29.2	26.4	6.6	6.2	4.6	6.2	5.1
Kappa/Aggelioforos	09-05-24	31.5	28.4	7.3	5.3	4.4	8.1	5.1
GPO	09-05-26	30	26.3	7	6	6	8.5
Metron	09-05-26	27.3	23.5	7.2	4.9	4.5	7.9
Public Issue/Kathimerini	09-05-27	33	28.5	5	5.5	4.5	8.5	15

Results

 Summary of the results of Greece's 7 June 2009 election to the European Parliament

← 2004 • 2009 • 2014 →
National party		European party	Leader(s)	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)	PES	George Papandreou	1,878,859	36.64	2.61	8	0
	New Democracy (ND)	EPP	Kostas Karamanlis	1,655,636	32.29	10.72	8	3
	Communist Party (ΚΚΕ)	None	Aleka Papariga	428,283	8.35	1.13	2	1
	Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS)	None	Georgios Karatzaferis	366,615	7.14	3.02	2	1
	Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA)	PEL	Alekos Alavanos	240,898	4.70	0.54	1	0
	Ecologist Greens (OP)	EGP	Six-member committee	178,964	3.49	2.88	1	1
	Panhellenic Macedonian Front (PAMME)	None	Stelios Papathemelis	65,177	1.27	new	0	0
	Party of Greek Hunters (KEK)	None	Giorgos Tsagkanelias	64,782	1.27	—	0	0
	Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)					—	0	—
Valid votes				5,127,237	97.46
Blank and invalid votes				133,799	2.54
Totals				5,261,036	100.00	—	22	2
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				9,995,992	52.63
Source: Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration, and Decentralization, with all precincts reporting as of 05:17, 12 December 2009 (UTC). Notes: A The results of the Coalition of the Radical Left are compared with the 2004 results of Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology.