This news item shows how Greek citizens living abroad are using the newly instituted postal vote mechanism. For the first time, Greek citizens living in Greece or abroad can vote for the European elections by postal vote. Those who have registered to vote by post have received already the respective envelopes from the Ministry of Interior in order to cast their ballots. These envelopes must reach the sorting centers by 5:00 PM on the eve of the European elections (June 8, 2024) The elections are held in Greece on 9 June 2024. Voters will elect 21 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, the same number as in the 2019 elections. Those who turn 17 during the year of the elections have the right to vote. Citizens in the EU Member States elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections of 6 to 9 June.

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European elections 2024 - Postal vote mechanism, from Greece or abroad

Exterior shots of the European Parliament in Brussels (1 shot)

A woman registers online for postal vote (3 shots)

Woman receives voting documents (1 shot)

Woman sorting the documents and casting her ballot (13 shots)

Women sending their vote by post (6 shots)