Gender Quotas Database
Greece
Southern Europe
Single / Lower House
Vouli Ton Ellinon / Hellenic Parliament
| Total seats | 300 |
| Total women | 69 |
| Percentage of women | 23% |
| Gender Quota target | 40% |
| Election year | 2023 |
| Electoral system | List PR |
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Electoral law |
10 . For the declaration of the electoral combinations of independent parties, coalition of cooperating parties and independents, the number of candidate MPs, of each gender, must amount to at least 40% of the total number of their candidates, respectively, per electoral district. Any decimal number is rounded to the next whole unit as long as the fraction is equal to one half of the unit or more. The above limitation does not apply to the State ballot. In any case, the total number of candidates of the electoral combinations of independent parties, coalitions of cooperating parties and independent of each gender in the whole of the Territory, excluding State parliament candidates, must amount to 33% of the total number of their candidates. Any decimal number is rounded to the next whole unit as long as the fraction is equal to one half of the unit or more. (Article 34) |
| Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties related to gender equality among candidates? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
| Are there provisions for other financial advantages to encourage gender equality in political parties? | No | See more in International IDEA's Political Finance database |
Quota at the Sub-National Level
| Quota type | Legislated Candidate Quotas |
| Gender Quota target | 40% |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Quota type: Legislated Candidate Quotas | Electoral law |
1. ... The number of candidate regional councillors from each gender amounts to a percentage of forty percent (40%), at least, of the total number of candidates of the relevant combination. (Law on Gender Quota, Article 71) |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| European Realistic Disobedience Front | Μétopo Evropaikís Realistikís Anypakoís ([ΜέΡΑ25]) |
Conscripts participate with full rights in the Deliberative Congress (DiaSyn), the Central Committee (KE), the Political Secretariat (PG), as well as the Ethics, Mediation and Compliance Committee (EDD&TK). All draws are conducted, in full respect of these Statutes, by the Digital Data Manager of DiEM25's Coordinating Committee, who has access to the data of MeRA25 members and in a manner that fully satisfies the principle of equal probability of a draw (between members entitled to be drawn), the principle of drawing the same number of women and men (except in cases where an increased number of women is required in accordance with Chapter 6.3), as well as the protection of personal data. (Party Statutes) |
| Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement | Panellenio Sosialistiko Kimena (PASOK) |
PASOK has a 40 percent minimum quota for women on party lists (Socialist International Women). |
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
Additional information
Greece has implemented one-third gender quotas for women and men in all collective organs of public institutions, as well as for national commissions in the field of research and technology, provided that candidates are adequately qualified (Ministry of Interior, General Secretariat for Gender Equality).
Sources
Additional reading
- See the latest updates on Greece on iKNOW Politics
- Anagnostou, D. (2018). The Protracted Struggle for Gender Quotas in Greek Politics: Constitutional Reform and Feminist Mobilization in the EU Context. In É Lépinard & R. Rubio-Marín (Eds.), Transforming Gender Citizenship: The Irresistible Rise of Gender Quotas in Europe (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society, pp. 157-185). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108636797.006
- Kokkinidis, T. (March 7, 2021). Women in politics: Greece next to last in Europe. Greek Reporter [Last Accessed: 2021-10-26]
- Lalou, T. (2020). Gender inequalities in Greece: A critical discourse analysis on the 2016-2020 National Plan for Gender Equality in Greece. Umeå University.
- Greece Parliament website, https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/
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