European elections in Greece 2004
(in %)
%
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
43.02
34.03
9.48
4.12
4.16
0.67
4.52
Gains and losses
compared to 1999
% p
8th
6th
4th
2
0
-2
-4
+7.02
+1.12
+0.81
+4.12
-1.00
+0.67
+4.52
Remarks:
e Electoral alliance of several left-wing parties.
The 2004 election of the European Parliament in Greece for the election of the Greek delegation to the European Parliament took place on June 13th. The electoral system used in Greece was a party political proportional representation with a hurdle of 3% for one party. The number of seats allocated to Greece was 24.
Result
The 2004 European elections were the sixth elections to the European Parliament. The ruling New Democracy Party made strong gains while the opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement made smaller gains, both at the expense of smaller parties. The traditional Popular Orthodox Party rally participated in the elections for the first time and elected a MEP.