Greece

Population Statistics

10,775,643

Total Population

1,616,346

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

31 May 2012

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of Greece (2008)

Updated: June 2015

Article 21, paragraph 6 states:

People with disabilities have the right to benefit from measures ensuring their self-sufficiency, professional integration and participation in the social, economic and political life of the Country.

 

Article 51, paragraph 3 states:

Members of Parliament shall be elected through direct, universal and secret ballot by the citizens who have the right to vote, as specified by law. The law cannot abridge the right to vote except in cases where a minimum age has not been attained or in cases of legal incapacity or as a result of irrevocable criminal conviction for certain felonies.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of Greece (2008)