{"id":3208,"date":"2019-07-03T17:02:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2019-07-03T17:02:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:02:20","slug":"7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-greek-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-greek-election\/","title":{"rendered":"7 things you didn&#8217;t know about the Greek election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Sunday, the 7<sup>th<\/sup> of July is the date of the general election <em>(<\/em><em>\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><em> \u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em>. In this post, we will explore some historic facts related to the public election in Greece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3210\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/54e7d7464f54a914f1dc8460825668204022dfe05553704e77267ed2\/greek-soldier-2725565_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Greek Soldier 2725565 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3210\" class=\"wp-image-3210 size-full\" title=\"By Anestiev via Pixabay\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/greek-soldier-2725565_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/greek-soldier-2725565_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/greek-soldier-2725565_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Anestiev via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Constitution of 1864 <em>(<\/em><em>\u03a4\u03bf<\/em><em> \u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1<\/em><em> \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/em><em> 1864)<\/em> acknowledged civil rights <em>(<\/em><em>\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/em><em> \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1<\/em><em>)<\/em> to women. \u03a4he Greek women participated at the general election for the first time on the 19<sup>th<\/sup> of February 1864.<\/li>\n<li>In 1956, Lina Tsaldari <em>(<\/em><em>\u039b\u03af\u03bd\u03b1<\/em><em> \u03a4\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03b4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7<\/em><em>)<\/em> was the first woman to be a minister. She took charge of the Ministry of Social Welfare <em>(<\/em><em>\u03a5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf<\/em><em> \u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2<\/em><em> \u03a0\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>In the Greek Parliament <em>(<\/em><em>\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc<\/em><em> \u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03b2\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf<\/em><em>)<\/em> there are only 53 women deputies out of 300.<\/li>\n<li>The first election after the dictatorship <em>(<\/em><em>\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/em><em>)<\/em> took place on the 17<sup>th<\/sup> of November 1974. The prime minister <em>(<\/em><em>\u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03b8\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em> was Konstantinos Karamanlis <em>(<\/em><em>\u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><em> \u039a\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em> who got 55% of the votes and 149 seats. This is a \u201crecord\u201d which has not been broken yet.<\/li>\n<li>It is the first time after 144 years that elections are held in July.<\/li>\n<li>In ancient Greece instead of paper ballots <em>(<\/em><em>\u03c8\u03b7\u03c6\u03bf\u03b4\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1<\/em><em>),<\/em> people were using shells, small pieces of pots and stones. The word <strong><em>\u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><\/strong> (vote) means smooth pebble.<\/li>\n<li>The first paper ballot was used in the municipal elections <em>(<\/em><em>\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><em> \u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em> in 1834. The voter <em>(<\/em><em>\u03c8\u03b7\u03c6\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em> had to write down the name of the candidate they preferred but as many voters were illiterate, the paper ballot was abolished and replaced by a lead pellet, until the municipal election in 1914. From 1926 until now we have been using paper ballots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Vocabulary and grammar<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The word \u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 is feminine <em>(<\/em><em>\u03b7<\/em><em> \u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em> but is declined like a masculine noun ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2. When used with an adjective, the adjective is feminine. Example: \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9, not \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03af \u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9 \/ \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9, not \u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c8\u03ae\u03c6\u03bf\u03b9.<\/li>\n<li>We always use the noun <em>\u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae<\/em> in the plural <em>(<\/em><em>\u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><em>)<\/em> to refer to political elections. Example: <em>\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><em> \u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2<\/em> (general election). <em>\u0395\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae<\/em> means selection, choice or cooptation.<\/li>\n<li>The noun <strong>deputy<\/strong> is translated as <em>\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2<\/em> for both genders and is declined as a masculine noun ending in -\u03b7\u03c2. In everyday life Greek though, some people often use <em>\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1<\/em> for a woman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to read more on vocabulary, you read my <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/time-to-vote-election-vocabulary-in-greek\/\">post on election vocabulary.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3212\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/get\/57e3d14b4f53ad14f1dc8460825668204022dfe05553704e762d73d1\/acropolis-1348511_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Acropolis 1348511 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3212\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3212\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/acropolis-1348511_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/acropolis-1348511_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/acropolis-1348511_640-350x182.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Jo-B via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/acropolis-1348511_640-350x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/acropolis-1348511_640-350x182.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/07\/acropolis-1348511_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Sunday, the 7th of July is the date of the general election (\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2). In this post, we will explore some historic facts related to the public election in Greece. The Constitution of 1864 (\u03a4\u03bf \u03a3\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 1864) acknowledged civil rights (\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1) to women. \u03a4he Greek women participated at the general election&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-greek-election\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":3212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,274452],"tags":[504104,292919,522461,292985],"class_list":["post-3208","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-vocablary","tag-election-vocabulary","tag-greek-culture","tag-greek-elections","tag-greek-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3208"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3213,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208\/revisions\/3213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}