Archbishop Makarios of Australia welcomed the decision of the Greek Government to submit for public consultation the draft law entitled “Lifting of restrictions on the registration of foreign voters on the special electoral rolls” and to forward it to the Greek Parliament for voting.
The above bill provides for the lifting of all restrictions as stipulated in the current Law (4648/2019) on the exercise of the right to vote of Greek citizens, who are either permanent residents abroad or are abroad on the date of parliamentary elections, elections to the European Parliament or a referendum taking place in Greece.
In a statement, Archbishop Makarios of Australig noted: “I wish to express my deep satisfaction with the implementation of the promise of the Greek Government to launch the universal exercise of the right to vote for Greeks abroad without terms and conditions. I am sure that all our compatriots on the fifth continent and the Greek Diaspora will welcome this legislative initiative with great enthusiasm. We expect the full support of the government proposal from all parties of the Greek Parliament, so that a fair and timeless demand of the Greek Diaspora becomes a Law of the Greek State with the largest possible majority.”
