Hellenic Parliament

Parliament of the Hellenes

Βουλή των Ελλήνων
List of members of the Hellenic Parliament, June 2023
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Type
Type
Leadership
Konstantinos Tasoulas, ND
since 18 July 2019
Deputy Speakers
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, New Democracy
since 26 June 2023
Socrates Famellos, Syriza
since 3 July 2023
Structure
Seats300 seats
Political groups
Government (158)
  •   New Democracy (158)

Opposition (142)

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
25 June 2027 or before
Meeting place
The plenary chamber.
Old Royal Palace
Website
www.hellenicparliament.gr

The Parliament of the Hellenes (Greek: Βουλή των Ελλήνων, romanizedVoulí ton Ellínon), commonly known as the Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, romanizedEllinikó 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.


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