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Electoral Lists Ahead of the Elections to the European Parliament from a Gender Perspective ______Details) Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs ____________________________________________________________________________________________ EL GREECE This case study presents the situation in Greece as regards the representation of men and women on the electoral lists in the elections for the European Parliament 2014. The first two tables indicate the legal situation regarding the representation of men and women on the lists and the names of all parties and independent candidates which will partake in these elections. The subsequent tables are sorted by those political parties which were already represented in the European Parliament between 2009 and 2014 and will firstly indicate whether and how a party quota applies and then present the first half of the candidates on the lists for the 2014 elections. The legal situation in Greece regarding the application of gender quotas 2009-2013: 2262 Number of seats in the EP 2013-2014: 21 System type: Preferential Voting Threshold: Seats are allocated among all the lists of parties or coalitions of parties who obtain the 3% of the votes. The votes of Greeks living in other EU Member States are also counted. Number of constituencies: Single electoral constituency Compulsory voting: Yes. The obligation to vote in all Electoral System type for levels of elections is defined by in the Constitution the EP election 2014 (Art.51 par.3) and the Electoral Code. Legal Sources: Act concerning the election of the representatives of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage, Official Journal L 278, 08/10/1976 P. 0005 – 0011. Constitution of 1976 Law for European Elections No. 4255/2014 National gender quotas YES, Legislated Candidate Quotas apply, introduced with Law apply: Yes/No 4255/2014 (Law for European Elections) , Article 3 par. 3 Article 34 par. 3 of Law 4255/2014 states that at least one- If yes, describe what type third of political parties’ candidate lists, must be filled with (share of women, zipper candidates of each sex. Any decimal number is rounded to the system, etc) next whole unit if the fraction is half or more. No rank order/ placement rules. Are there sanctions for If the gender quota requirement is not met, the party list is not non-compliance? (legal or accepted by the Supreme Court. financial) explain (State Legal source and Law 4255/2014 62 Due to transitional arrangements due to the late implementation of the Lisbon treaty and the entry of Croatia, the number of MEPs per country in the term 2009 -2014 has fluctuated . Here we report the number of MEPs per country in the EU Parliament's term 2009 - 2014 as at the endof the term (May 2014). 116 Electoral lists ahead of the elections to the European Parliament from a gender perspective ____________________________________________________________________________________________ details) Additional comments // The list of the political parties participating in the election to the European Parliament 2014 2009-2014 Name of the list or Name of Currently Electoral affiliated to independent the list in represented in college political group candidate English the EP in the EP Νέα Δημοκρατία New YES / EPP (Nea Dimokratia) Democracy 5/ 2 Ελιά YES (Elia) Pasok: 4/4 Alliance of Panhellenic Olive Tree Socialist Movement Democratic / Kriton Arsenis / Pasok + Pact for the Alignment MEP became New Greece + Dynamic Greece + independent in New Reformers May 2013 Bridges Recreate Greece: (union No current MEPs Γέφυρες ΑCTION: ALDE of Recreate / + (Gefires) / Greece + Act Action: ion (Drassi)) 1/0 in ALDE One current MEP sitting for the Έλληνες Ευρωπαίοι German Free Greek Πολίτες Democratic Party European / / (Hellines Evropaioi (Jorgo Citizens Polites) Chatzimarkakis ALDE) 1M/0 Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι – Κόμμα Πειρατών EcoGreens - YES (EcoGreens) Ελλάδος Greek / G/EFA 1M/0 (Ιkologi Prasini – Pirates Koma Piraton Ellados) Συνασπισμός Coalition of Ριζοσπαστικής the Radical YES Αριστεράς Left – / GUE/NGL 1M/0 ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Unitary (SIRIZA) Social Front Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος Communist YES ΚΚΕ Party of / GUE/NGL 2M/0 (Κomunistiko Koma Greece Ellados) 117 Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Το Ποτάμι To Potami The River / No current MEPs / (it is a populist pro- European party) Current MEP Δημοκρατική Αριστερά elected as a Democratic ΔΗΜΑΡ / Pasok member / Left Dimar (Marilena Koppa S&D) Ανεξάρτητοι Έλληνες Independent / Νo current MEPs / (Αneksartiti Ellines) Greeks Front of the ΑΝΤΑΡΣΥΑ Greek / No current MEPs / (Antarsya) Anticapitalist Left Χρυσή Αυγή Golden / No current MEPs / (Chrysi Avgi) Dawn Society of Κοινωνία Αξιών / No current MEPs / Values Πράσινοι Greens / No current MEPs / Drachma – Δραχμή, Ελληνικό Democratic / NO / Δημοκρατικό Κίνημα Movement Ένωση για την Union for the Πατρίδα και τον Λαό Homeland / NO / (Enosi gia tin Patrida and the kai ton Lao) People ΣΧΕΔΙΟ Β’ Plan B’ / ΝΟ / (Sxedio B) Οργάνωση Organisation Κομμουνιστών of Διεθνιστών Ελλάδας Communists / ΝΟ / ΟΚΔΕ International (Organosi Komuniston ist of Greece Diethniston Elladas) Ενιαίο Παλλαϊκό Μέτωπο ΕΠΑΜ Single All- / ΝΟ / (Eniaio Pallaiko People Front Metopo EPAM) Εθνικό Μέτωπο Hellenic / ΝΟ / (Ethniko Metopo) Front Ένωση Κεντρώων Union of / ΝΟ / (Enosi Kentroon) Centists 118 Electoral lists ahead of the elections to the European Parliament from a gender perspective ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Κόμμα Ισότητας Ειρήνης και Φιλίας Party of ΚΙΕΦ Equality / ΝΟ / (Κoma Isotitas Irinis Peace and kai Filias Friendships KIEF) Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός Popular ΛΑΟΣ Orthodox / ΝΟ / (Laikow Orthodoksos Rally Synagermos LAOS) Αγωνιστικό Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος Greek ΑΣΚΕ Socialist / ΝΟ / (Agonistiko Party of Sosialistiko Koma Heave Ellados ASKE) Σύνδεσμος Εθνικής National Ενότητας Unity / ΝΟ / (Syndesmos Ethnikis Association Enotitas) Κοινωνία Society / ΝΟ / (Κinonia) Κίνημα Εθνικής National Αντίστασης Movement of / ΝΟ / (Kinima Ethnikis Resistance Antistasis) Κόμμα Ελλήνων Party of Κυνηγών Greek / ΝΟ / (Koma Ellinon Hunters Kinigon) Εθνική Αυγή National / ΝΟ / (Ethniki Avgi) Dawn Ανεξάρτητη Independent Ανανεωτική Αριστερά, Left of Ανανεωτική Δεξιά, Renewal, Ανανεωτικό Right of ΠΑΣΟΚ, Ανανεωτική Renewal, Νέα Δημοκρατία, Renewing Οχι Στον Πόλεμο New / ΝΟ / Κόμμα, Επιχείρηση Democracy, Χαρίζω Οικόπεδα No to War Χαρίζω Χρέη Σώζω Party, Ζωές, Παναγροτικό Enterprise of Εργατικό Κίνημα Free Land- Ελλάδος ΠΑ.Ε.Κ.Ε No Debts- (Anexartiti Ananeotiki Save Lives 119 Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Aristera, Ananeotiki Party, Dexia, Ananeotiko Panagrarian PASOK, Ananeotiki Workers Nea Dimokratia, Ohi Party of ston Polemo Koma, Greece Epihirisi Harizo Ikopeda Harizo Hrei Sozo Zoes, Panagrotiko Ergatiko Kinima Ellados PAEKE) Ε.Ε.Κ. ΤΡΟΤΣΚΙΣΤΕΣ- Trotskyist ΕΡΓΑΤΙΚΟ Communist ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΤΙΚΟ Party- / ΝΟ / ΚΟΜΜΑ Workers (ΕΕΚ Τrotskistes Revolutionar Epanastatiko Koma) y Party Δημοσθένης Βεργής Greek Έλληνες ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΟΙ Ecologists / ΝΟ / (Dimosthenis Vergis, (Dimostheni Ellines Ikologi) Vergis) ΟΑΚΚΕ-Οργάνωση για Organisation την Ανασυγκρότηση for the του ΚΚΕ Reconstructi / ΝΟ / (OAKKE – Organosi on of the gia tin Anasygrotisi Communist tou KKE) Party Ελευθερία Freedom / ΝΟ / (Εleftheria) ΜΑΡΞΙΣΤΙΚΟ - ΛΕΝΙΝΙΣΤΙΚΟ Marxist- ΚΟΜΜΟΥΝΙΣΤΙΚΟ Leninist ΚΟΜΜΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ Communist / ΝΟ / (Marxistiko – Party of Leninistiko Greece Komunistiko Koma Ellados) ΚΟΛΛΑΤΟΣ- ΑΝΕΞΑΡΤΗΤΟ Kollatos – ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟ Independent ΚΙΝΗΜΑ-Οικολογικό Political / ΝΟ / Ελληνικό Movement- (Kollatos – Aneksartito Ecologic Politiko Kinima – Greek Ikologiko Elliniko) Ελπίδα Πολιτείας Polity of / ΝΟ / (Elpida Politias) Hope* Παναθηναϊκό Κίνημα Panathinaiko / ΝΟ / (Panathinaiko Kinima) s Movement ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ European / ΝΟ / 120 Electoral lists ahead of the elections to the European Parliament from a gender perspective ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΗ Free ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ-ΟΥΡΑΝΙΟ Allaince- ΤΟΞΟ Rainbow (Evropaiki Eleftheri Symahia – Uranio Toxo) Σοσιαλιστικό Κόμμα Socialist / ΝΟ / (Sosialistiko Koma) Party Αγροτικό.Κτηνοτροφικ ό. Κόμμα Ελλάδας Agrarian Α.Κ.Κ.ΕΛ. Party of / ΝΟ / (Agrotiko Ktinotrofiko Greece Koma Ellados A.K.K.EL.) ΠΑΤΡΙΩΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ- ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΛΑΪΚΗ Patriotic ΣΥΣΠΕΙΡΩΣΙΣ Union – ΕΛ.ΛΑ.Σ. / ΝΟ / Greek (Patriotiki Enosi – Populist Elliniki Laiki Syspirosis ELLAS) ΑΝΕΞΑΡΤΗΤΟΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ, ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΟ ΑΝΤΙΜΝΗΜΟΝΙΑΚΟ ΜΕΤΩΠΟ, ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟ ΑΡΜΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, ΠΥΡΙΚΑΥΣΤΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ, ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΙΝΗΜΑ ΑΜΕΣΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ, Independent ΑΝΕΞΑΡΤΗΤΟΙ / ΝΟ / Greeks ΕΛΛΗΝΕΣ- ΠΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΜΜΕΝΟΣ (Anexartiti Ellines, Evropaiko Antimnimoniako Metopo, Panellinio Arma Politon, Elliniko Kinima Amesis Dimokratias, Anexartitoi Ellines – Panos Kamenos) 121 Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Analysis of lists of those parties represented in the EP from 2009-2014 Νεα Δημοκρατια Application of party gender quota English Translation of party name New Democracy Number of men/women in the EP (as at 5/2 January 2014) No special quota for European elections. However, the Statute of the Party generally Party quota applies? Yes /No provides for at least 30% of candidates to be female in its instruments63. If yes, describe what type (share of women, N/A zipper system, etc) Are the
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