Gerousia of Greece

Senate of Greece Γερουσία των Ελλήνων
Seal of the Gerousia
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Thanasis Bouras (DISY) since January 5, 2015
Government Leader	Nicos Voutsis (DISY) since January 4, 2021
Opposition Leader	Alexis Marinos (PASOK) since February 8, 2019
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Government   Democratic Rally (77) Opposition   PASOK (70)   KKE (2)   Independent (1)
Length of term	2 years
Salary	€60,000 annually
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post using single-member districts
Last election	November 2020
Next election	November 2022
Meeting place

Elections

Most Recent Election

Greek parliamentary election, 2020

November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)
All 150 members of the Gerousia 76 seats needed for majority
Turnout	57.94%
Votes counted	100% as of 13 November 2020
Majority party Minority party   Leader Thanasis Bouras Alexis Marinos Party Democratic Rally PASOK Leader since January 6, 2013 February 8, 2019 Leader's seat Monastiraki Heraklion Seats before 80 66 Seats after 77 70 Seat change -3 +4
Election results by district, excluding Greek Cyprus
Speaker before election Thanasis Bouras (DISY) Speaker Thanasis Bouras (DISY)

Historical Elections

DISY   PASOK   DIKO   SYRIZA   EDK   KKE   Others
1970	103 17 14 10 6
1972	96 15 16 10 13
1974	75 64 11
1976	76 60 14
1978	66 77 7
1980	68 75 3 4
1982	62 81 3 4
1984	67 77 3 3
1986	68 78 1 3
1988	68 81 1
1990	64 85 1
1992	65 84 1
1994	61 89
1996	64 84 2
1998	65 83 2
2000	71 76 1 2
2002	77 70 1 3
2004	79 69 3
2006	80 69 2
2008	71 72 1 4 2
2010	68 70 3 5 4
2012	71 69 4 4 2
2014	75 69 4 2
2016	74 71 4 1
2018	80 66 3 1
2020	77 70 2 1