2014 European Parliament election in Greece

2014 European Parliament election in Greece

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All 21 Greek seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	59.33%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alexis Tsipras Antonis Samaras Nikolaos Michaloliakos Party Syriza ND ΧΑ Alliance GUE/NGL EPP NI Last election 4.70%, 1 seat 32.30%, 8 seats 0.46%, 0 seats Seats won 6 5 3 Seat change 5 3 3 Popular vote 1,518,376 1,298,948 536,913 Percentage 26.56% 22.72% 9.39% Swing 21.86pp 9.58pp 8.93pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Evangelos Venizelos Stavros Theodorakis Dimitris Koutsoumpas Party ELIA To Potami KKE Alliance S&D S&D NI Last election 35.65%, 8 seats – 8.35%, 2 seats Seats won 2 2 2 Seat change 6 New Popular vote 458,514 377,662 349,342 Percentage 8.02% 6.61% 6.11% Swing 27.63pp New 2.24pp   Seventh party   Leader Panos Kammenos Party ANEL Alliance ECR Last election – Seats won 1 Seat change New Popular vote 197,837 Percentage 3.46% Swing New

European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 25 May 2014 to elect the 21 Greek members of the European Parliament.^[1] 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.

The election marked a significant milestone as the left-wing SYRIZA party emerged as the largest party for the first time, securing 26.6% of the votes. This achievement signaled a major shift in Greek politics.

While the conservative New Democracy party remained the second-largest party with 22.7% of the votes, it experienced substantial losses compared to the previous election. The far-right Golden Dawn party made significant gains, becoming the third-largest party and achieving its strongest electoral performance to date, receiving 9.4% of the votes.

On the other hand, the center-left PASOK party suffered a severe decline, witnessing a dramatic decrease in support from 37% in 2009 to only 8% of the votes in this election. This outcome demonstrated a substantial collapse of PASOK's political influence.

In addition to the established parties, two new political entities, To Potami and ANEL, managed to secure enough votes to gain representation in the European Parliament. Meanwhile, the Communist Party maintained its stable position.

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."^[2]