2023 Thessaloniki municipal election

2023 Thessaloniki municipal elections

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Registered	241,527
Turnout	40.95% (First Round) 32.57% (Second Round)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Ind Candidate Stelios Aggeloudis Konstantinos Zervas Spyros Pegkas Party PASOK with no party recognition ND Pasok Supported by Syriza Alliance Omada Gia Tin Thessaloniki Nai stin Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Gia Olous Seats before New 7 New Seats after 26 7 5 First round 24,572 25.74% 26,100 27.34% 18.668 13,35% Second round 50,305 67.33% 24,413 32.67% Eliminated   Fourth party   KKE Candidate Vasilis Tompoulidis Party KKE Alliance Laiki Syspeirosi Thessalonikis Seats won 2 Popular vote 6,514 Percentage 6.82% Second round Eliminated

2023 Thessaloniki Municipal election was held on 8 October 2023 to elect the mayor of Thessaloniki as a part of the 2023 Greek Local elections. It moved to a second round run-off that took place a week later, on 15 October, between incumbent Kostantinos Zervas backed by ND and Independent PASOK candidate Stelios Aggeloudis. In the second round, Stelios Aggeloudis won with almost 67% of the vote, defeating the incumbent Kostantinos Zervas, with almost 30 points ahead, electing 6+20 councilors. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

The New Democracy government changed the law on local elections, enacting "Law 4804/2021". As per this law, "The distribution of municipal or regional council seats between the successful and runner-up list is done by a system of Reinforced proportionality, so that the successful combination holds at least 3/5 of the council seats.". Also stating that when it comes to the percentage needed for a list to enter the council and the percentage needed or the elections to lack a second round that "[...] in order for a list to be entitled to at least one seat on the municipal or district council, it must receive at least 3% of the valid ballots in the first round of elections. The combination that received at least 43% of the valid ballots plus one vote in the first round is declared successful and its head is elected mayor or regional governor." ^[3]

Results

Candidate		List	Party Support			% First Round	Votes 1st Round	% Second Round	Votes 2nd Round	Seats
	Kostantinos Zervas	Yes to Thessaloniki			New Democracy	27,34	26.100	32,67	24.413	7
	Stelios Aggeloudis	Team for Thessaloniki			-	25,74	24.572	67,33	50.305	26
	Spyros Pegkas	Thessaloniki for All			Independents + Syriza	20,74	19.798			5
	Vassilis Tompoulidis	Popular Coalition Of Thessaloniki			KKE	6,82	6.514			2
	Drosos Tsavlis	All of Us Drosos Tsavlis			-	5,69	5.428			1
	Maria Keki	The City Upside down and Collaborating Movements			-	5,53	5.276			1
	Stergios Kalogiros	Thessaloniki Macedonia Stergios Kalogiros			-	4,61	4.400			1
	Giannis Kouriannidis	Thessaloniki a Greek City			Niki	1,95	1.863			0
	Dimitris Ziampazis	United Macedonians for Thessaloniki municipality			-	1,59	1.516			0

References

1. "Αγγελούδης για το αν είναι ΠΑΣΟΚ: Το σχήμα μας δεν θέλει να "χρεωθεί" πουθενά". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
2. toManifesto.gr (2023-12-12). "Θεσμικός ο Αγγελούδης: η λεπτή κόκκινη γραμμή με το ΠΑΣΟΚ". toManifesto.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
3. "Νόμος 4804/2021 (Κωδικοποιημένος) - ΦΕΚ Α 90/05.06.2021". www.kodiko.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-01-27.