European elections 2024: 21 Greeks enter the European Parliament, Fredi Beleri ranks fourth out of 7 deputies of the New Democracy

2024-06-10 10:07:43Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

European elections 2024: 21 Greeks enter the European Parliament, Fredi Beleri

Seven parties won seats in the European Parliament in Sunday's elections, which showed significant gains for Greece's far-right parties, according to official results released on Monday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy party secured 28.31% of the vote, winning seven seats in the European Parliament. Fredi Beleri was ranked fourth in the list of 7 deputies with the most votes, while Pirro Dhima was ninth.

The main left-wing opposition party, SYRIZA, received 14.92% of the vote, which translates into four of Greece's 21 seats in the European Union legislature. The socialist party PASOK came third with 12.79% and secured three mandates.

The Greek nationalist party Solution took 9.3% of the vote, winning two seats, just ahead of the communist KKE, which took 9.25% and also secured two seats.

Three other parties exceeded the three percent threshold required for representation in the EU assembly. The religious nationalist party Niky (Victory), the Freedom Course and the Voice of Reason each won one seat, with 4.37%, 3.4% and 3.04% of the vote respectively.


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