With 97.5% of the votes counted, the ruling party New Democracy garners 28.04% and secures 7 of the 21 seats, losing one compared to the previous term.
SYRIZA, with 14.94%, wins 4 seats, two fewer than in the 2019 elections.
PASOK – Movement of Change, in third place, achieves 12.85%, winning 3 seats, an increase of one seat from the previous elections.
Far-right party Greek Solution rises to fourth place with 9.43%, significantly up from the previous European elections, securing 2 seats, with the possibility of a third according to Singular Logic.
The Greek Communist Party (KKE) follows with 9.28%, maintaining its two seats.
For the first time, three more parties secure seats in the European Parliament: Far-right Christian party “Niki” with 4.41%, Course for Freedom with 3.42%, and alt-right Voice of Reason with 3.06%. However, Singular Logic estimates that Voice of Reason may ultimately not succeed in electing an MEP.
Trailing these are MeRA25 with 2.49%, New Left with 2.42%, Patriots with 1.44%, Democrats with 1.43%, and Kosmos with 1.06%.
The participation rate of 40.95% translates to an unprecedented abstention rate of 60%.
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