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Parliament of the Hellenes Βουλή των Ελλήνων | |
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List of members of the Hellenic Parliament, June 2023 | |
Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speakers | List
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis, New Democracy since 26 June 2023 | |
Nikos Androulakis, PASOK – KINAL since 21 November 2024 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 300 seats |
Political groups | Government (155)
Official Opposition (31) Minor Opposition (114)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Proportional representation (226 seats in multi-seat districts; 15 nation-wide seats) First-past-the-post voting (9 single-seat districts, based on the national threshold) Majority bonus system (50 nation-wide seats) | |
First election | June–August 1844 |
Last election | 25 June 2023 |
Next election | On or before 25 June 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Old Royal Palace | |
Website | |
hellenicparliament.gr |
The Parliament of the Hellenes (Greek: Βουλή των Ελλήνων, romanized: Voulí ton Ellínon), commonly known as the Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, romanized: Ellinikó Koinovoúlio), is the unicameral legislature of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament (MPs).
It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a four-year term. In 1844–1863 and 1927–1935, the parliament was bicameral with an upper house (the Senate; Greek: Γερουσία, romanized: Gerousía) and a lower house (the Chamber of Deputies; Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων, Voulí ton Antiprosópon). Several important Greek statesmen have served as the speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.