With 100% of votes counted, the final percentages for the parties are as follows:
- New Democracy: 28.31% – 7 seats
- SYRIZA: 14.92% – 4 seats
- PASOK: 12.79% – 3 seats
- Greek Solution: 9.30% – 2 seats
- Communist Party (KKE): 9.25% – 2 seats
- NIKI: 4.37% – 1 seat
- Course for Freedom: 3.40% – 1 seat
- Voice of Reason: 3.04% – 1 seat
Out of 9,605,244 registered voters, only 4,061,861 participated, resulting in a record low turnout of 41.39% and a record high abstention rate of 58.61%. The highest abstention rate was recorded in Florina at 74%, with over 70% in Kefallinia and Laconia. Nearly 67% of registered voters in the Dodecanese, Lesbos, and Evrytania did not vote, with similarly high percentages in Western Attica (62.55%) and A’ Athens (60.70%).
Eight Greek parties surpassed the 3% threshold and will send MEPs to the new European Parliament for the next five years, occupying Greece’s 21 seats.
Elected MEPs
From New Democracy:
- Giorgos Avtias – 305,670 votes
- Vangelis Meimarakis – 256,703 votes
- Eliza Voseberg – 243,402 votes
- Fredi Beleris – 234,945 votes
- Eleonora Meleti – 170,830 votes
- Manolis Kefalogiannis – 159,705 votes
- Dimitris Tsiodras – 155,129 votes
From SYRIZA:
- Kostas Arvanitis – 152,101 votes
- Nikolas Farandouris – 134,563 votes
- Nikos Pappas – 125,893 votes
- Elena Koundoura – 112,964 votes
From PASOK:
- Nikos Papandreou – 121,221 votes
- Giannis Maniatis – 106,568 votes
- Sakis Arnautoglou – 90,620 votes
From Greek Solution:
- Emmanuel Frangos – 109,119 votes
- Galato Alexandraki – 50,580 votes
From KKE:
- Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos – 106,688 votes
- Konstantinos Papadakis – 104,739 votes
From NIKI:
- Nikolaos Anadiotis – 41,405 votes
From Course for Freedom:
- Maria Zacharia – 22,769 votes
From Voice of Reason:
- Aphrodite Latinopoulou – 58,058 votes
Detailed results
The detailed results reflect the shifting political landscape and high abstention rates, highlighting significant voter disengagement and the rise of smaller parties.
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