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Local elections were held in Greece on 26 May 2019 (first round) and 2 June 2019 (second round). Voters elected representatives to the country's local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities. New Democracy dominated the elections, winning 12 out of 13 Regions and 2 out of 3 biggest municipalities per population in the country. [1] SYRIZA lost all the Regions that it had won in 2014. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | Total Regions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
New Democracy | 2,527,842 | 46.68 | 1,521,522 | 66.36 | 339 | 12 |
KINAL | 1,017,128 | 18.78 | 129,467 | 6.56 | 135 | 1 |
SYRIZA | 515,845 | 9.53 | 411,830 | 17.96 | 50 | 0 |
KKE | 371,576 | 6.86 | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | 0 |
Golden Dawn | 197,567 | 3.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 0 |
ANTARSYA | 87,676 | 1.62 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 |
LAE | 85,212 | 1.57 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 0 |
Ecologists Greens | 44,078 | 0.81 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 |
DIXAN | 42,579 | 0.79 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 |
Green Movement (PRAKI) | 36,030 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 |
ANEL | 24,149 | 0.45 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 |
Independent | 465,993 | 8.60 | 229,980 | 10.03 | 73 | 0 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Giorgios Patoulis | New Democracy | 600,041 | 37.63 | 728,118 | 65.79 | 38 |
Rena Dourou | SYRIZA | 314,320 | 19.71 | 378,571 | 34.21 | 20 |
Giannis Sgouros | KINAL | 277,470 | 17.40 | 17 | ||
Giannis Protoulis | KKE | 132,003 | 8.28 | 8 | ||
Ilias Panagiotaros | Golden Dawn | 89,147 | 5.59 | 6 | ||
Giorgos Dimitriou | Independent | 44,689 | 2.80 | 3 | ||
Thanos Tzimeros | DIXAN | 42,579 | 2.67 | 3 | ||
Nikos Papadakis | Green Movement (PRAKI) | 28,592 | 1.79 | 2 | ||
Kostas Toulgaridis | ANTARSYA | 28,215 | 1.77 | 2 | ||
Mariana Tsixli | LAE | 21,835 | 1.37 | 1 | ||
Andreas Kourtis | Independent | 15,543 | 0.97 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Fanis Spanos | New Democracy | 126,765 | 39.72 | 122,128 | 52.42 | 20 |
Apostolos Gletsos | Independent | 76,086 | 23.84 | 110,847 | 47.58 | 12 |
Dimitris Anagnostakis | Independent | 45,145 | 14.15 | 7 | ||
Katerina Batzeli | KINAL | 36,205 | 11.34 | 6 | ||
Kostas Basdekis | KKE | 17,851 | 5.59 | 3 | ||
Haralambos Giotis | Golden Dawn | 8,030 | 2.52 | 1 | ||
Antonis Voulgaris | LAE | 4,626 | 1.45 | 1 | ||
Niki Polizoi | ANTARSYA | 4,440 | 1.39 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apostolos Tzitzikostas | New Democracy | 571,893 | 62.03 | 44 |
Christos Giannoulis | SYRIZA | 105,710 | 11.47 | 8 |
Christos Papastergiou | KINAL | 66,587 | 7.22 | 5 |
Sotiris Avramopoulos | KKE | 52,321 | 5.68 | 4 |
Nikolaos Xrisomallis | Golden Dawn | 35,307 | 3.83 | 3 |
Filippos Ganoulis | Ecologists Greens | 29,235 | 3.17 | 2 |
Gavriil Avramidis | ANEL | 19,664 | 2.13 | 2 |
Despina Haralambidou | LAE | 18,247 | 1.98 | 1 |
Thanasis Agapitos | ANTARSYA | 17,031 | 1.85 | 1 |
Dimitris Vanis | Independent | 5,961 | 0.65 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stavros Arnaoutakis | KINAL | 202,859 | 60.78 | 31 |
Alexandros Markogiannakis | New Democracy | 88,509 | 26.52 | 14 |
Manolis Sintichakis | KKE | 21,200 | 6.35 | 3 |
Michail Kritsotakis | LAE | 7,421 | 2.22 | 1 |
Giorgos Spyropoulos | Golden Dawn | 6,912 | 2.07 | 1 |
Giorgos Piagkalakis | ANTARSYA | 6,865 | 2.06 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Christos Metios | New Democracy | 109,275 | 34.36 | 122,154 | 50.82 | 17 |
Christopoulos Topsidis | New Democracy | 97,347 | 30.61 | 118,200 | 49.16 | 16 |
Kostas Katsimigas | SYRIZA | 40,490 | 12.73 | 6 | ||
Kostas Simitzis | KINAL | 33,804 | 10.62 | 5 | ||
Dimitris Papatolidis | KKE | 16,425 | 5.16 | 3 | ||
Eleftherios Nikolaidis | Golden Dawn | 11,529 | 3.62 | 2 | ||
Thodoris Perentidis | ANTARSYA | 4,704 | 1.48 | 1 | ||
Andreas Karagiorgis | ANEL | 4,485 | 1.41 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandros Kachrimanis | New Democracy | 119,033 | 57.10 | 29 |
Giorgos Zapsas | SYRIZA | 30,937 | 14.84 | 7 |
Spyros Rizopoulos | New Democracy | 20,337 | 9.76 | 5 |
Dimitris Dimitriou | KINAL | 16,500 | 7.92 | 4 |
Giorgos Prentzas | KKE | 12,570 | 6.03 | 3 |
Nikos Zikos | ANTARSYA | 3,762 | 1.80 | 1 |
Kostas Noutsopoulos | LAE | 2,797 | 1.34 | 1 |
Konstantinos Anagnostou | Golden Dawn | 2,512 | 1.21 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou | New Democracy | 32,474 | 29.49 | 50,142 | 60.12 | 12 |
Theodoros Galiatsatos | SYRIZA | 24,388 | 22.15 | 33,259 | 39.88 | 9 |
Spyros Spyrou | New Democracy | 20,285 | 18.42 | 7 | ||
Alexandra Mpalou | KKE | 13,128 | 11.92 | 5 | ||
Alexandros Alexakis | KINAL | 9,675 | 8.79 | 4 | ||
Yannis Aivatidis | Golden Dawn | 4,503 | 4.09 | 2 | ||
Stefanos Samoilis | LAE | 3,528 | 3.20 | 1 | ||
Vera Koronaki | ANTARSYA | 2,121 | 1.93 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Kostas Moutzouris | New Democracy | 24,503 | 24.36 | 41,426 | 55.40 | 10 |
Christiana Kalogirou | New Democracy | 30,773 | 30.60 | 33,347 | 44.60 | 13 |
Panagiotis Christofas | KINAL | 19,745 | 19.63 | 8 | ||
Stavros Tassos | KKE | 10,596 | 10.54 | 4 | ||
Giannis Spilanis | Independent | 10,430 | 10.37 | 4 | ||
Stratos Georgoulas | Independent | 2,902 | 2.89 | 1 | ||
Nikos Manavis | ANTARSYA | 1,628 | 1.62 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Panagiotis Nikas | New Democracy | 118,080 | 33.60 | 137.576 | 53.59 | 17 |
Petros Tatoulis | Independent | 119,833 | 34.09 | 119.133 | 46.41 | 17 |
Giorgos Dedes | Independent | 51,436 | 14.63 | 8 | ||
Giannis Mpountroukas | KINAL | 16,303 | 4.64 | 2 | ||
Nikos Gontikas | KKE | 16,298 | 4.44 | 2 | ||
Thanasis Petrakos | LAE | 9,874 | 2.81 | 2 | ||
Dimitris Tzempetzis | Golden Dawn | 9,548 | 2.72 | 1 | ||
Dimitra Lymperopoulou | Ecologist Greens | 5,238 | 1.49 | 1 | ||
Panagiotis Katsaris | ANTARSYA | 4,864 | 1.38 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giorgos Hatzimarkos | New Democracy | 90,896 | 53.61 | 27 |
Manolis Glynos | KINAL | 57,148 | 33.70 | 17 |
Giannis Ntouniadakis | KKE | 9,850 | 5.81 | 3 |
Charalampos Kokkinos | New Democracy | 6,345 | 3.74 | 2 |
Nikolaos Attitis | Golden Dawn | 5,326 | 3.14 | 2 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Konstantinos Agorastos | New Democracy | 233,454 | 55.75 | 28 |
Nikos Tsilimigas | KINAL | 105,320 | 25.15 | 13 |
Tasos Tsiaples | KKE | 29,335 | 7.01 | 4 |
Dimitris Kouretas | Independent | 22,681 | 5.42 | 3 |
Maria Mpilli-Tsitse | Golden Dawn | 10,548 | 2.52 | 1 |
Thanasis Akrivos | Green Movement (PRAKI) | 7,438 | 1.78 | 1 |
Stathis Ntouros | ANTARSYA | 5,948 | 1.42 | 1 |
Kostas Delimitros | LAE | 4,048 | 0.97 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Nektarios Farmakis | New Democracy | 143,721 | 36.96 | 168,431 | 56.33 | 19 |
Apostolos Katsifaras | KINAL | 128,032 | 32.93 | 129,467 | 43.67 | 17 |
Kostas Spiliopoulos | KINAL | 47,480 | 12.21 | 6 | ||
Nikos Karathanasopoulos | KKE | 31,314 | 8.05 | 4 | ||
Vassilis Hatzilambrou | LAE | 12,836 | 3,30 | 2 | ||
Andreas Nikolakopoulos | Golden Dawn | 10,442 | 2.69 | 1 | ||
Kostas Papakonstantinou | Ecologist Greens | 9,605 | 2.47 | 1 | ||
Christos Kosinas | ANTARSYA | 5,399 | 1.39 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
Giorgos Kassapidis | New Democracy | 94,111 | 52.13 | 21 |
Theodoros Karypidis | Independent | 43,750 | 24.24 | 10 |
Georgia Zembiliadou | Independent | 27,537 | 15.25 | 6 |
Thanasis Chastas | KKE | 8,685 | 4.81 | 2 |
Christos Savvoulidis | Golden Dawn | 3,763 | 2.08 | 1 |
Stefanos Prasos | ANTARSYA | 2,699 | 1.49 | 1 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Kostas Bakoyannis | New Democracy | 88,916 | 42.65 | 96.660 | 65.25 | 21 |
Nasos Iliopoulos | SYRIZA | 35,392 | 16.98 | 51.487 | 34.75 | 8 |
Pavlos Geroulanos | KINAL | 27,491 | 13.19 | 6 | ||
Ilias Kasidiaris | Golden Dawn | 21,959 | 10.53 | 5 | ||
Nikos Sofianos | KKE | 15,575 | 7.47 | 4 | ||
Giorgos Karambelias | Ardin Movement | 4,606 | 2.21 | 1 | ||
Giorgos Voulgarakis | New Momentum (NEO) | 4,252 | 2.04 | 1 | ||
Vassilis Kapernaros | Radical National Alert (RIZES) | 3,279 | 1.57 | 1 | ||
Petros Konstantinou | ANTARSYA | 3,210 | 1.54 | 1 | ||
Ntina Reppa | ANTARSYA | 2,071 | 0.99 | 1 | ||
Aygi Theodosi | LAE | 1,715 | 0.82 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Konstantinos Zervas | New Democracy | 18,419 | 14.93 | 59.578 | 66.79 | 7 |
Nikos Tachiaos | New Democracy | 27,629 | 22.40 | 29.629 | 33.21 | 11 |
Giorgos Orfanos | New Momentum (NEO) | 17,906 | 14.52 | 7 | ||
Katerina Notopoulou | SYRIZA | 16,666 | 13.51 | 7 | ||
Spyros Vougias | KINAL | 8,691 | 7.05 | 3 | ||
Panagiotis Psomiadis | Independent | 6,779 | 5.50 | 3 | ||
Sotiris Zarianopoulos | KKE | 5,505 | 4.46 | 2 | ||
Petros Lekakis | KINAL | 3,192 | 2.59 | 1 | ||
Efraim (Makis) Kyrizidis | New Democracy | 3,188 | 2.58 | 1 | ||
Xaris Aidonopoulos | New Democracy | 3,022 | 2.45 | 1 | ||
Michalis Tremopoulos | Ecologists Greens | 2,166 | 1.76 | 1 | ||
Antonis Gazakis | ANTARSYA | 2,148 | 1.74 | 1 | ||
Giorgos Rakkas | Ardin Movement | 1,537 | 1.25 | 1 | ||
Giannis Kouriannidis | Patriotic Radical Union (PATRIE) | 1,327 | 1.08 | 1 | ||
Ioannis Nasioulas | Independent | 1,270 | 1.03 | 1 | ||
Vasilis Moysidis | New Democracy | 1,240 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
Grigoris Zarotiadis | KINAL | 1,188 | 0.96 | |||
Giannis Koutras | ANTARSYA | 1,180 | 0.96 | |||
Konstantinos Anagnostaras | Independent | 294 | 0.24 |
Candidate | Party | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Kostas Peletidis | KKE | 40,489 | 40.60 | 54.672 | 70.91 | 20 |
Grigoris Alexopoulos | KINAL | 15,970 | 16.01 | 22.431 | 29.09 | 8 |
Nikos Papadimatos | New Democracy | 13,936 | 13.97 | 7 | ||
Nikos Nikolopoulos | Christiandemocratic Party of Greece (XRIKE) | 7,498 | 7.52 | 4 | ||
Giorgos Roros | SYRIZA | 6,662 | 6.68 | 3 | ||
Petros Psomas | Independent | 6,371 | 6.39 | 3 | ||
Nikos Tzanakos | KINAL | 2,632 | 2.64 | 1 | ||
Theodoros Drinias | Ardin Movement | 2,023 | 2.03 | 1 | ||
Alekos Chrysanthakopoulos | Independent | 1,840 | 1.84 | 1 | ||
Christos Patouxas | LAE | 1,429 | 1.43 | |||
Dimitris Belias | ANTARSYA | 464 | 0.47 | |||
Theodoros Belezonis | ANTARSYA | 416 | 0.42 |
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