2014 Greek local elections

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2014 Greek local elections
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  2010 18 & 25 May 2014 2019  

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Regions won by

– Nea Dimokratia – SYRIZA

– independents

Local elections were held in Greece on 18 May 2014 (first round) and 25 May 2014 (second round). [1] [2] Voters elected representatives to the country's local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities.

Contents

Background

Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of any party as the constitution only foresees the participation of electoral lists (or "combinations") and not parties. Despite this theoretical independence and distinction, for all practical purposes most candidates run as local front organisations for political parties. [3]

Issues

Greece is still facing a long-term government-debt crisis, which may affect the elections.

Election results

Source: Hellenic Ministry of the Interior

In the municipalities, as well as the regions, any candidate can participate in the first round. If the leading candidate does not have an absolute majority (50%+) of the votes, then a second round is held between the two leading candidates in the first round.

Regions

Attica

Contender Rena Dourou (SYRIZA) defeated incumbent Ioannis Sgouros (Society of Values) in the second round and succeeded him as Regional Governor of Attica.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Rena Dourou SYRIZA 386,83323.8012794,23150.824961
Ioannis Sgouros  [ el ] Society of Values  [ el ] [lower-alpha 1] 359,30222.1111768,60449.18112
Georgios Koumoutsakos Nea Dimokratia 228,91314.0877
Ilias Panagiotaros Golden Dawn 180,90811.1366
Thanasis Pafilis KKE 173,32510.6655
Pavlos Chaikalis ANEL 116,4647.1744
Thanos Tzimeros  [ el ] Recreate GreeceDrasi 48,2422.9722
Antonios Gakis Ecologist Greens 36,4492.2411
Despina Koutsoumba ANTARSYA 33,8952.0911
Petros Mantoumbalos EPAL 32,4752.0011
Maria Giannakaki DIMARGreensEurope-Ecology 28,6011.7611

Central Greece

Kostas Bakoyannis (ND) defeated Evangelos Apostolou (SYRIZA) in the second round and succeeded Klearchos Pergantas (PASOK) as Regional Governor of Central Greece.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Kostas Bakoyannis Nea Dimokratia 136,68841.3511161,28656.062031
Evangelos Apostolou SYRIZA 61,96118.755126,42843.94510
Athanasios Giannopoulos EPAL 47,60914.4044
Apostolos Gletsos Golden Dawn 29,8679.0422
Georgios Marinos  [ fr ] KKE 29,1918.8322
Konstantinos Chainas DIMAR 14,1154.2711
Vassilis Zoumbos ANTARSYA 11,0933.3611

Central Macedonia

Incumbent Apostolos Tzitzikostas (ANEL/EPAL/LAOS) defeated contender Giannis Ioannidis (ND) in the second round and remained Regional Governor of Central Macedonia.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Apostolos Tzitzikostas ANELEPALLAOS 322,82932.81562.96471.0143
Giannis Ioannidis Nea Dimokratia 182,91218.59229,83828.9911
Despina Charalampidou  [ fr ] SYRIZA 115,48411.7444
Nikos Chrysomallis Golden Dawn 85,9608.7433
Markos Bolaris  [ el ] DIMAR 84,0898.5533
Giannis Ziogas KKE 78,3307.9633
Niobi Pavlidou EliaDrasiSociety of Values  [ el ]58,0595.9022
Michalis Tremopoulos Ecologist GreensGreens 30,4193.0911
Thanassis Agapitos ANTARSYA 25,8422.6311

Crete

Incumbent Stavros Arnaoutakis (Drasi) defeated contender Serafim Tsokas (ND) in the second round and remained Regional Governor of Crete.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Stavros Arnaoutakis Drasi 143,46141.13184,15464.0131
Serafim Tsokas Nea Dimokratia 91,41126.21103,54735.9911
Michalis Kritsotakis  [ fr ] SYRIZA 65,00018.6455
Stelios Orfanos KKE 19,9125.7111
Giorgos Spyropoulos  [ el ] Golden Dawn 11,5853.3211
Antonis Anipsitakis DIMAREcologist Greens 9,2342.6511
Giannis Kyriakakis ANTARSYA 8,1982.3511

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Giorgos Pavlidis (ND), the former prefect of Xanthi, defeated incumbent Aris Giannakidis (ind.) in the second round and succeeded him as Regional Governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Giorgos Pavlidis Nea Dimokratia 122,08634.73168,85256.3431
Aris Giannakidis  [ el ]96,95927.58130,84543.6610
Konstantinos Morfidis SYRIZA 40,10511.4133
Terence Quick ANEL 28,7288.1722
Christos Kitsopoulos Golden Dawn 20,9425.9622
Christos Trellis KKE 18,8595.3611
Vasileos Traiforos DIMAR 10,1582.8911
Katerina Gerostergiou Ecologist GreensGreens 8,3222.3711
Giorgos Botsidis ANTARSYA 5,3871.5300

Epirus

Incumbent Alexandros Kachrimanis (ND) defeated contender Olga Gerovasili (SYRIZA) in the first round and remained Regional Governor of Epirus.

CandidateSupporting PartiesVotes %Seats
Alexandros Kachrimanis  [ el ] Nea Dimokratia 110,74650.8331
Olga Gerovasili SYRIZA 53,54324.5810
Giorgos Zapsas DIMAR 21,0379.664
Olga Tsoumani KKE 17,5498.053
Konstantinos Anagnostou Golden Dawn 8,5913.942
Nikos Zikos ANTARSYA 6,4002.941

Ionian Islands

Contender Theodoros Galiatsatos (SYRIZA), defeated incumbent Spyros Spyrou  [ el ] (ND) in the second round and succeeded him as Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Theodoros Galiatsatos SYRIZA 24,69420.5563,50659.9324
Spyros Spyrou  [ el ] Nea Dimokratia 26,14721.7642,46940.075
Angela Gerekou Drasi 17,41914.4933
Giorgos Kaloudis Ecologist Greens 14,42812.0133
Theodoros Goulis KKE 13,75011.4422
Alekos Desyllas 6,2165.1711
Nikos Lemontzis Golden Dawn 6,1925.1511
Christos Anthis 5,4834.5611
Tassos Salvanos DIMAR 3,1922.6611
Evanthia Gaitanidou ANTARSYA 2,6612.2100

North Aegean

Contender Christiana Kalogirou (ND) defeated incumbent Nassos Giakalis  [ el ] (ind.) in the second round and succeeded him as Regional Governor of the North Aegean.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Christiana Kalogirou Nea Dimokratia 33,41031.5146,35753.0125
Nassos Giakalis  [ el ]27,44625.8841,09546.996
Aglaia Kyritsi  [ fr ] SYRIZA 20,53819.3744
Stratis Korakas KKE 15,56514.6833
Giannis Spilanis DIMARDrasi 3,6733.4611
Vassilis Ballas Ecologist Greens 2,8782.7111
Andreas Ballas ANTARSYA 2,5252.3811

Peloponnese

Incumbent Petros Tatoulis (ND) defeated contender Odysseas Voudouris (SYRIZA) in the second round and remained Regional Governor of Peloponnese.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Petros Tatoulis Nea Dimokratia 157,67243.17182.45659.3531
Odysseas Voudouris SYRIZA 57,41715.72124.95340.659
Giorgos Dedes DIMARSociety of Values  [ el ]56,18115.3844
Dimitris Doltsiniadis Golden Dawn 32,8949.0122
Nikos Gontikos KKE 23,6966.4922
Giannis Manolis EPAL 18,7975.1511
Panayotis Katsaris ANTARSYA 10,6532.9211
Dimitra Lymberopoulou Ecologist Greens 7,9462.1811

South Aegean

Contender Giorgos Hatzimarkos (ND) defeated incumbent Ioannis Mahairidis  [ el ] (ind.) in the second round and succeeded him as Regional Governor of the South Aegean.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Giorgos Hatzimarkos Nea Dimokratia 61,16835.7183,31756.8631
Ioannis Mahairidis  [ el ]55,26932.2763,21643.1411
Benetos Spyrou SYRIZAEcologist Greens 31,48318.3855
Lila Kafantari  [ el ] KKE 13,5617.9222
Savvas Spyridis Golden Dawn 9,8135.7322

Thessaly

Incumbent Konstantinos Agorastos (ND) defeated contender Nikos Tsilimingas (DIMAR) in the second round and remained Regional Governor of Thessaly.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Konstantinos Agorastos Nea Dimokratia 189,59142.90208,17054.5031
Nikos Tsilimingas DIMAR 76,43417.30173,81445.509
Iro Dioti  [ fr ] SYRIZA 58,76213.3033
Vangelis Boutas KKE 46,07510.4333
Panagiotis Iliopoulos Golden Dawn 30,5526.9122
Marina Chrysoveloni ANEL 20,4564.6311
Nikos Poutsiakas Ecologist GreensGreens 10,1662.3011
Stathis Douros ANTARSYA 9,8702.2311

Western Greece

Incumbent Apostolos Katsifaras (ind.) defeated contender Andreas Katsaniotis (Nea Dimokratia) in the second round and remained Regional Governor of Western Greece.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Apostolos Katsifaras 92,46223.06153,02850.5031
Andreas Katsaniotis Nea Dimokratia 79,61019.85149,98449.505
Vassilis Hatzilambrou  [ fr ] SYRIZA 67,40616.8144
Thymios Sokos  [ el ] DIMAR 50,86212.6833
Nikos Karathanasopoulos KKE 35,2848.8022
Christos Rigas Golden Dawn 31,3387.8222
Ioannis Zapheiropoulos  [ el ]13,0693.2611
Panayotis Laliotis ANEL 11,7942.9411
Giorgos Kanellis Ecologist Greens 10,9572.7311
Dimitris Desyllas ANTARSYA 8,1872.0411

Western Macedonia

Contender Theodoros Karypidis (ind.), defeated incumbent Georgios Dakis  [ el ] (ND) in the second round and succeeded him as Regional Governor of Western Macedonia.

CandidateSupporting Parties1st Round2nd RoundTotal seats
Votes %SeatsVotes %Seats
Theodoros Karypidis 24,69429.13101,56659.0125
Georgios Dakis  [ el ] Nea Dimokratia 67,85935.6170,54540.999
Themis Moumoulidis SYRIZA 21,05411.0522
Georgia Zembiliadou DIMAR 20,57310.8022
Giannis Vittas KKE 13,1346.8922
Nikolaos Kourkoutas Golden Dawn 8,9824.7111
Stefanos Prassos ANTARSYA 3,4431.8100


Major municipalities

Athens

CandidateSupporting Party1st Round %2nd Round %Total seats
Giorgos Kaminis   Olive Tree-  Democratic Left  Bridges  [ el ]-  Greens-  Europe-Ecology 46,97621.06110,98751.4229
Gabriel Sakellaridis   Coalition of Radical Left 44,62020.00104,87648.585
Aris Spiliotopoulos   New Democracy 37,74616.924
Ilias Kasidiaris   Golden Dawn 35,94916.124
Nikos Sofianos   Communist Party of Greece 16,5297.412
Nikitas Kaklamanis   EPAL [lower-alpha 2] 15,8347.102
Vassilis Kapernaros   Independent Greeks 7,9373.561
Nikos Avramidis   Independent-Panathinaikos Movement 6,4892.911
Petros Konstantinou   ANTARSYA 4,3981.971
Ioanna Kondouli   Ecologist Greens 3,0241.360
Marios Strofalis   Independent 2,0970.940
Stavros Vidalis   Independent 1,4740.660

Thessaloniki

CandidateSupporting Party1st Round [4]  %2nd Round %Total seats
Yiannis Boutaris Olive Tree - Drassi - Europe-Ecology 47,62836.0470,12658.1129
Stavros Kalafatis New Democracy 34,56426.1650,54241.8910
Triantafyllos Mitafidis Coalition of Radical Left 13,96810.573
Artemis Mattheopoulos Golden Dawn 10,1957.712
Ioannis Delis Communist Party of Greece 8,2336.232
Makis Stergiou 4,1683.151
Eleanna Ioannidou Ecologist Greens - Greens 4,1313.131
George Rakkas2,8692.171
Giannis Koutras ANTARSYA 2,8042.120
Giannis Kouriannidis National Unity Association - National Front 1,9181.450
Dimitris Papamichael Pirate Party of Greece 1,6721.270


Nationwide percentage results

PartyNationwide
results
Change from
2010 local elections
Change from
2012 legislative elections
ND 26.3
Decrease2.svg 6.3
Decrease2.svg 3.2
Coalition of the Radical Left 17.7
Increase2.svg 12.7
Decrease2.svg 9.2
PASOK (Olive Tree) [lower-alpha 3] 16.2
Decrease2.svg 18.5
Increase2.svg 3.9
KKE 8.8
Decrease2.svg 2.1
Increase2.svg 4.3
ΧΑ 8.1
-
Increase2.svg 1.1
DIMAR 3.8
Increase2.svg 1.6
Decrease2.svg 2.3
ANEL 3.2
-
Decrease2.svg 4.3
ANTARSYA 2.3
Increase2.svg 0.5
Increase2.svg 2.0
OP 2.1
Decrease2.svg 0.7
Increase2.svg 1.2
All others11.1
Increase2.svg 0.8

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Reaction

The elections were regarded as a victory for SYRIZA, [6] [7] [8] [9] which was not expected to perform well due to its weak local organization. [10] Candidates backed by the ruling New Democracy fared poorly, particularly Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' hand-picked candidates. [8] In Athens, New Democracy failed to make the runoff for the first time since 1975. [6] [9]

In response the results, PM Samaras said "Greece must show it has the stability that it deserves" in the second round and European election scheduled to take place next week. [6] Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said it was a "historic day", and that next Sunday would be "the first day of a new era." [6] [7]

Notes

  1. This candidate ran as an independent, but is closely identified with PASOK. [lower-alpha 4]
  2. This candidate is a former member of New Democracy.
  3. including Agreement for the New Greece, Dynamic Greece and others

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