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Greece
Population
The total population of Greece is 10,768,193. 11,62% of the total population are foreigners. (Eurostat)
The median age of people in Greece is 42,47% which is slightly more that the European average of 40,36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary election was held in September 2015. The prominent parties, vote shares in this election and their orientations are as follows (Parlgov):
|
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
|
Coalition of the Radical Left |
35,46 |
Communist/Socialist |
|
New Democracy |
28,1 |
Christian democracy |
|
Peoples Association -- Golden Dawn |
6,99 |
Right-wing |
|
Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
6,28 |
Social democracy |
|
Communist Party of Greece |
5,55 |
Communist/Socialist |
|
The River |
4,09 |
Social democracy |
|
Independent Greeks |
3,69 |
Right-wing |
|
Union of Centrists |
3,43 |
Social democracy |
|
Popular Unity |
2,86 |
Communist/Socialist |
Electoral System
The system used in Greece is List PR in which parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get distributed to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives. The voter turnout in 2015 was 63.94 % (idea.int).
Quality of Democracy
Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 2 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Greece is ranked 59th least corrupted among 180 countries with a score of 48 out of 100.
Gender Equality
20% of the parliamentarians are women. Greece has legislated candidate quotas. (idea.int)