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Adopted text 2026-09-15

Request for the waiver of the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou

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Parliament decided to waive the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou, a Member elected in Greece, in connection with criminal proceedings brought by the Greek authorities. The request came from the Prosecutor at the Athens Court of First Instance and concerns alleged forgery, use of forged documents and repeated electoral fraud committed between 2023 and June 2024. The alleged offences concern the founding of the political party 'FONI LOGIKIS' and its financing and participation in the 2023 Greek national elections and the June 2024 European elections. Parliament found the alleged offences are not opinions expressed or votes cast in the performance of her duties, and found no evidence of fumus persecutionis.

Key points

  1. Parliament decides to waive the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou.
  2. The waiver request was forwarded on 11 December 2025 by the Deputy Prosecutor at the Supreme Court of the Hellenic Republic, transmitting a request from the Prosecutor at the Athens Court of First Instance.
  3. The proceedings concern the offences of forgery, use of forged documents and repeated electoral fraud under Articles 26a, 27(1), 94, 98, 162 and 216 of the Greek Criminal Code, allegedly committed between 2023 and June 2024.
  4. Afroditi Latinopoulou is alleged to have founded the political party 'FONI LOGIKIS' in breach of Article 29 of Greek Law No 3023/2002, which requires at least 200 signatures of citizens with the right to vote.
  5. A significant proportion of the signatures on the party's founding declaration were allegedly fictitious or falsified, and the party was allegedly financed unlawfully with public funds and participated unlawfully in the 2023 Greek national elections and the June 2024 European elections.
  6. Parliament finds the alleged offences do not constitute an opinion expressed or a vote cast in the performance of her duties under Article 8 of Protocol No 7.
  7. Parliament finds no evidence of fumus persecutionis, meaning the proceedings do not appear intended to damage her political activity as a Member.
  8. Parliament notes a thorough investigation was carried out by the Greek authorities, including a significant number of testimonies, and that the mere fact a complainant is a political opponent is not sufficient to contradict that finding.
  9. Parliament instructs its President to forward the decision immediately to the competent authority of the Hellenic Republic and to Afroditi Latinopoulou.

Who is affected

  • Afroditi Latinopoulou, Member of the European Parliament elected in Greece: her immunity is waived.
  • The competent authority of the Hellenic Republic: it receives the decision immediately.

Figures and deadlines

  • 11 December 2025: date of the letter transmitting the waiver request.
  • 19 January 2026: date the request was announced in plenary.
  • 3 June 2026: date Afroditi Latinopoulou was heard.
  • 2023 to June 2024: period in which the alleged offences were committed.
  • At least 200 citizens with the right to vote: signatures required for a party's founding declaration under Article 29 of Greek Law No 3023/2002.

Legal basis: Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.

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