Hellenic Parliament
37°58′31″N 23°44′13″E / 37.97528°N 23.73694°E
Parliament of the Hellenes Βουλή των Ελλήνων | |
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| List of members of the Hellenic Parliament, June 2023 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speakers | List
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 300 seats |
Political groups | Government (155)
Official Opposition (33) Other Opposition (109)
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality bonus system (50 nation-wide bonus seats, proportional representation for 226 seats in multi-seat districts, 15 nation-wide seats), first-past-the-post voting in 9 single-seat districts modified by the national threshold) | |
Last election | 25 June 2023 |
Next election | On or before 25 June 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Old Royal Palace | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Parliament of the Hellenes (Greek: Βουλή των Ελλήνων, romanized: Voulí ton Ellínon), commonly known as the Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, romanized: Ellinikó Koinovoúlio), is the unicameral legislature of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament (MPs).
It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a four-year term. From 1844–1863 and from 1927–1935, the parliament was bicameral with an upper house (the Senate; Greek: Γερουσία, romanized: Gerousía) and a lower house (the Chamber of Deputies; Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων, Voulí ton Antiprosópon). Several important Greek statesmen have served as the speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.