2019 in Greece
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Events in the year 2019 in Greece.
Incumbents
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President of the Hellenic Republic | Prokopis Pavlopoulos[1] |
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Prime Minister of Greece | Alexis Tsipras (until 8 July 2019)[2] |
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Prime Minister of Greece | Kyriakos Mitsotakis (starting 8 July 2019)[3] |
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Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Nikos Voutsis (until 18 July 2019)[4] |
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Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | Konstantinos Tasoulas (starting July 18, 2019)[5] |
| Adjutant of the Hellenic Navy | Nikolaos Patsakis |
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Events
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- 13 January - Greece Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks party quit Greece's ruling coalition on Sunday, over a deal struck on the Macedonia naming dispute. Potentially leaving the governing coalition without a workable majority in parliament.[6]
- 25 January - Greek Parliament ratifies the Prespa Agreement, officially naming FYROM as “North Macedonia” by a narrow vote of 153 in the 300-seat House, despite strong public opposition.[7]
- 26–27 May - European Parliament elections are held in Greece alongside the first round of local and regional elections; New Democracy win with 33.12% of the vote, defeating the ruling Syriza party.
- 19 July - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Athens at 2:13 p.m., causing power outages, injuries, and communication problems.[8]
- 11 December - Greek Parliament passes a constitutional amendment granting Greeks living abroad the right to vote in national elections, with 288 MPs in favor.[7]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Prokopis Pavlopoulos - Presidency of the Hellenic Republic". Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Alexis Tsipras - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Kyriakos Mitsotakis - prime minister of Greece". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Nikos Voutsis - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Konstantinos Tasoulas - Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Greek government splits over Macedonia name change".
- ^ a b c Chrysopoulos, Philip (30 December 2019). "The Year in Review: The Events that Shook Greece in 2019". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "2019 Athens EQ". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
