European Parliament election, 2014 (Greece)

European Parliament election in Greece, 2014

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All 21 Greek seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	59.97%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alexis Tsipras Antonis Samaras Nikolaos Michaloliakos Party SYRIZA ND ΧΑ Alliance GUE/NGL EPP NI Leader since 9 February 2008 30 November 2009 1993 Last election 1 seat 8 seats 0 seats Seats won 6 5 3 Seat change 5 3 3 Popular vote 1,516,637 1,295,967 536,409 Percentage 26.58 22.71 9.4 Swing 21.88% 10.59% 8.94%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Evangelos Venizelos Stavros Theodorakis Dimitris Koutsoumpas Party ELIA Potami KKE Alliance S&D S&D NI Leader since 18 March 2012 18 March 2012 14 April 2013 Last election 8 seats New Party 2 seats Seats won 2 2 2 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 457,573 376,629 347,467 Percentage 8.02 6.6 6.09 Swing 28.63% - 2.26%   Seventh party   Leader Panos Kammenos Party ANEL Alliance ECR Leader since 24 February 2012 Last election New Party Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 197,536 Percentage 3.46 Swing -
Leader of Largest Party before election Evangelos Venizelos PASOK Subsequent Leader of Largest Party Alexis Tsipras SYRIZA

Evangelos Venizelos
PASOK

Alexis Tsipras
SYRIZA

The 2014 European Parliament election in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament took place on 25 May 2014, coinciding with local elections. The number of seats allocated to Greece declined from 22 to 21, as a result of the 2013 reapportionment of seats in the European Parliament.

According to Jim Yardley of The New York Times, "the vote has become a de facto referendum on the governing coalition and a test of whether ordinary citizens believe the government’s assertion that the country is finally on the upswing."

46 parties and coalitions are participating in the elections:

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

In the press, the conservative Kathimerini newspaper said that citizens had expressed displeasure, but didn't give SYRIZA "true momentum." The SYRIZA-linked daily I Avgi said SYRIZA's win was "historic" and a "milestone in the political history of Greece."Eleftherotypia criticized the government for trying to downplay SYRIZA's win, and said the result showed voters want "radical policy change." Left-leaning Efimerida ton Syntakton said the big loser was the government, and criticized Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for being more critical of SYRIZA than Golden Dawn.Ethnos said all parties were equally punished by the vote.

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