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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