Parliamentary elections in Greece: Young people no longer trust the political system
Greeks will go to the polls on May 21 to elect their Parliament. For the first time, Greek citizens living abroad will also be able to vote, on May 20, without having to return home, reports Euronews. Experts believe it is unlikely that one party will win a majority in the first round.
About 10 million Greek voters, including 440 thousand young people aged between 17 and 21, will be able to vote for the first time on Sunday.
According to the German publication DW, the big parties in Greece have massively lost the sympathy of young people, due to high taxes, low salaries, but also the distrust of a political change for the better.
The conservative New Democracy Party of current Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who holds a majority in the Greek Parliament, is now leading the polls. It is followed by the Left Party of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, at a distance of about 7 percentage points.
In the upcoming elections, the current prime minister promises to continue to cut taxes, to reduce unemployment by 8% and to achieve annual economic growth of 3%. On the other hand, the representatives of the left party focus on increasing salaries and pensions, protecting the rights of minorities, but also abolishing the Greek Bank Rescue Fund.
The Greek Parliament has 300 deputies, elected under a system of proportional representation, with a four-year mandate. Parties must obtain at least 3% of the vote to enter the legislative.
