A citizen’s right to vote may be considered inalienable and easier than ever thanks to technology currently available, however the ability of Greeks abroad to exercise this right as stipulated by the Greek Constitution seems to be unnecessarily complicated.
The simple and fair solution would be a postal vote as is the case in many European countries, however the present law passed in 2019, requires Greeks abroad vote at Greek consulates even if they live thousands of miles away. Amendments to the bill were presented in April and it was hoped that these would facilitate voting rights for the diaspora, however the bill presented by the conservative New Democracy (ND) Government was defeated in Greek Parliament.