Is voting compulsory in Greece?

Compulsory (not enforced)

Greece retains the legal duty to vote, but all sanctions were lifted in 2000.

Greece is one of 10 countries classified “Compulsory (not enforced)” for compulsory voting — 4% of the 236 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
Last checked
17 September 2026
How it was classified
Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.

Nearby countries

North Macedonia
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Albania
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Bulgaria
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Montenegro
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Serbia
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.

Other laws in Greece

Voting Age
16–17

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