Parliamentary election in Greece 2015: Results, seat distribution and coalitions

To make parties easier to compare, the symbols indicate a party’s political orientation. These categories provide a quick overview. More detailed information on political positions can be found on the party subpages.

Far left

Left

Centre-left

Centre

Transversal

Unknown

Centre-right

Right

Far right

Liberal

Environment & climate

Regional

Animal rights

Satirical

Electoral threshold

3% threshold nationwide.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout was 56.6%.

Current election trend for Greece

Poll results, coalitions, and election outcomes

Historical elections in Greece

Results, coalitions, and data

Information on the electoral system

Direct election

Voters elect representatives directly.

Party list voting

Voters vote for a party list rather than individual candidates.

Majority bonus

The strongest party receives additional seats to secure a majority.

Single round

The election is decided in one round.

Free

Elections are free and fair, with genuine competition.

Seat distribution and possible coalitions

300

Majority from 151 seats

The government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties secured 51.7% of the seats.

SYRIZA + PASOK

Centre-left

54.0%

SYRIZA + Kommounistikó

Left

53.3%

SYRIZA + To Potámi

Centre-left

52.0%

SYRIZA + Anexártitoi Éllines

Centre-left

51.7%

SYRIZA + Enosi Kentroon

Centre-left

51.3%

SYRIZA

Centre-left

48.3%

Important political parties in Greece

Key players in parliamentary competition

This overview shows all parties that, based on current polling, have a realistic chance of entering parliament in Greece or significantly shape the political debate. Classifying their political orientation is essential for understanding bloc formation and the mathematically possible majorities in the next parliament.

More parties

All political parties in Greece at a glance

What do the parties stand for?

Information, comparisons, and data on parties in Greece

Accuracy of pre-election polls

Deviation of pre-election polls from the election result

Detailed party results

SYRIZA

Coalition of the Radical Left

Nea Dimokratia

Chrysí Avgí

PASOK

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Kommounistikó

Communist Party of Greece

To Potámi

Liberal

4.1

+4.1

Anexártitoi Éllines

Enosi Kentroon

Sonstige Parteien

Laiki Enotita

Left

2.9

+2.9

Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.

Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”