{"id":11303,"date":"2026-06-17T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=11303"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:23:00","slug":"yannis-loverdos-from-berlin-greeks-living-abroad-should-exercise-their-right-to-vote-in-the-upcoming-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=11303","title":{"rendered":"Yannis Loverdos from Berlin: Greeks living abroad should exercise their right to vote in the upcoming elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call to Greeks <\/b>abroad to participate en masse in the upcoming parliamentary <\/b>from Berlin <\/b>Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yannis Loverdos<\/b>, stating that \u201cthere is no democracy without participation\u201d<\/b>. <\/p>\n

Mr. Loverdos <\/b>also expressed his confidence in a New Democracy victory<\/b> and emphasized that the areas of foreign policy and defense are not suitable for opposition, as the government has had significant successes to show for itself in recent years<\/b>. With an eye on the threats from Ankara, he assured that in the event of a violation of its national sovereignty, Greece would respond on the ground.<\/p>\n

As part of his visit, Mr. Loverdos met with representatives of the Greek Community of Berlin<\/b>, expressing his appreciation for their work and initiatives. The Greek diaspora in Germany, he noted, numbers more than 530,000 people, the overwhelming majority of whom hold Greek citizenship, and our goal is to ensure the highest possible voter turnout in the elections. \u201cVoting brings Greek communities closer<\/b> to their homeland and fosters greater participation in public life,\u201d said the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs during his meeting with Greek correspondents. He added that there will also be a publicity campaign to attract voters, with a target of more than 100,000<\/b>.<\/p>\n

When asked about the technical aspects of the process<\/b>, Mr. Loverdos<\/b> noted that the Ministry of the Interior is preparing the relevant platform, which is expected to \u201cgo live\u201d at the end of the month, so that interested parties can indicate whether they intend to exercise their right to vote in person or by mail. In any area where more than 30 people express interest in voting in person, an effort will be made to set up a polling station, he clarified, while also referring to absentee voting, emphasizing \u201cabsolutely guaranteed transparency\u201d in the process<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Responding to questions regarding the political climate in Greece<\/b>, Mr. Loverdos expressed his conviction that the elections would not be held immediately and predicted they would take place in March 2027. The goal of New Democracy, he said, is to form a self-sufficient government on the first Sunday. \u201c<\/b>There is no political leader who can present himself as a formidable opponent to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and at the last minute, even New Democracy voters who may have been undecided until now will chooseMr. Mitsotakis again, who is the safest choice among the current political figures,\u201d he assessed.<\/p>\n

Regarding the possibility of former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras founding a new party<\/b> with an agenda focused primarily on diplomacy and defense, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that it would be very difficult and unfair to criticize<\/b> the government in the areas of foreign policy and defense<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the best part of the government\u2019s work,\u201d he said, citing, for example, the 3+1 cooperation, the vertical corridor, the U.S. refusal to approve the sale of F-35 trainer aircraft to Turkey, the deployment of the frigate Belharra \u201cKimon\u201d to Cyprus, and the deployment of Patriot missiles on Karpathos<\/b>, speaking of \u201ca dynamic that we did not have\u201d in the past<\/b> and which \u201chas cornered Ankara,\u201d which is reacting to all of this with the \u201cBlue Homeland\u201d bill. Mr. Loverdos even predicted that the bill would be delayed, as it could cause tension, which is in no one\u2019s interest. \u201cIf anything happens that violates our sovereign rights or our national sovereignty, we will respond on the ground. Greece will protect its sovereignty in accordance with international law\u2014and the Turks know this very well by now,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

In the presence of the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, a ceremony was held Tuesday evening at the Greek Embassy in Berlin to unveil a commemorative plaque honoring the donors of the plot of land on which the embassy\u2019s new building was constructed, Grigorios Paikos and Nikolaos Bostantzoglou. The event was followed by an evening of rebetiko music performed by Spyros Polykandriotis and his band, organized by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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