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Greece Backed Expanded Palestinian Participation at the UN

The May 2024 roll call records Greece among 143 votes in favour.

On May 10, 2024, Greece voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution expanding Palestine’s participation as an observer state. The resolution also recommended that the Security Council reconsider the application for full membership. Its annex set out additional participation rights for the Assembly session beginning that September.

The vote provides a dated record of Greece’s position on this specific proposal. The annex retained limits on observer participation, including the absence of a vote in the Assembly. The roll call records the decision taken at the UN. Establishing what shaped Greece’s vote would require evidence from the domestic and diplomatic decision process.

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Greek public broadcaster ERT relayed a police update on May 15, 2024 confirming that traffic had resumed on Vasilissis Sofias and Kifisias avenues in Athens. Restrictions had been in place because of a march against the war in Palestine. The report does not give a precise closure duration or financial estimate. ERT report relaying police updates.