Greek local elections, 2006
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The 2006 Greek local elections elected representatives to Greece
's 3 super-prefectures
, 54 prefectures
, provinces
, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities
.
The elections took place on Sunday, 15 October 2006 from 7am to 7pm.
According to the New Code for Municipalities and Communities, a platform gains the absolute majority of the seats if it has more than 42% of the votes. If no platform achieves that, then there is a second round, one week later. The ballot in the second round includes the two platforms which garnered the most votes in the 1st week.
Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of the party they belong, but form electoral platforms with different names for the purpose.
Municipality of Piraeus
Municipality of Thessaloniki
Athens
Drama
Evros
Athens Prefecture
Note: There was no separate election for the position of prefect (nomarch); the nomarchs was appointed according to the results of the election in the super-prefecture.)
Piraeus Prefecture
Note: There was no separate election for the position of prefect (nomarch); the nomarchs was appointed according to the results of the election in the super-prefecture.)
Thessaloniki Prefecture
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
's 3 super-prefectures
Super-prefectures of Greece
The super-prefectures of Greece were a second-degree organization of local self-government and an administrative division between the regions and the prefectures. They were each headed by an elected but largely ceremonial super-prefect, with most of the prefectural duties performed by the prefects...
, 54 prefectures
Prefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit...
, provinces
Provinces of Greece
The provinces of Greece were sub-divisions of some the country's prefectures. From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially finance services and education, as well as for electoral purposes...
, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
.
The elections took place on Sunday, 15 October 2006 from 7am to 7pm.
According to the New Code for Municipalities and Communities, a platform gains the absolute majority of the seats if it has more than 42% of the votes. If no platform achieves that, then there is a second round, one week later. The ballot in the second round includes the two platforms which garnered the most votes in the 1st week.
Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of the party they belong, but form electoral platforms with different names for the purpose.
Municipality of Athens
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | ||
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Nikitas Kaklamanis Nikitas Kaklamanis Nikitas M. Kaklamanis is a Greek New Democracy politician and former Mayor of Athens. He is also a former Minister for Health and Social Solidarity. In the Greek local elections of 2010 he lost the position of mayor after being defeated by Giorgos Kaminis.-Medical career:Kaklamanis was born in... |
New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... / Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
126,877 | 46.05 | 27 | |||
Kostas Skandalidis Kostas Skandalidis Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek Politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece.-Life:... |
Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
79,463 | 28.84 | 11 | |||
Alexis Tsipras Alexis Tsipras Alexis Tsipras is a Greek left wing politician, member of the Hellenic parliament, president of the Synaspismos political party and head of SYRIZA parliamentary group.-Early life and career:Tsipras was born July 28, 1974, in Athens.... |
Coalition of the Radical Left Coalition of the Radical Left The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece... / Communist Organization of Greece Communist Organization of Greece The Communist Organization of Greece is a left-wing Greek political party of Maoist origins that was founded in 2003. The KOE's ideology is revolutionary Marxism, supporting Marxist ideology with all the historical experience of the Communist Movement.... |
28,964 | 10.51 | 4 | |||
Spyros Halvatzis | Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... / Democratic Social Movement Democratic Social Movement The Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party... / Communist Renewal Communist Renewal Communist Renewal is a communist organization in Greece. The group was formed in February 2000 following a split in late 1999 from the Renewing Communist Ecological Left . The founders of Communist Renewal were dissatisfied with the upcoming cooperation between AKOA and Synaspismos... / Intervention of Left Citizens |
24,169 | 8.77 | 3 | |||
Dimosthenis Vergis | Greek Ecologists Greek Ecologists The Greek Ecologists is a Greek "fringe" and "bizarre ecological party".The party's president is Dimosthenis Vergis, a former auto-worker, trade unionist, journalist, and peace activist... |
3,935 | 1.43 | 0 | |||
Tasos Krommydas | Ecologist Greens Ecologist Greens The Ecologist Greens are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene... |
3,822 | 1.39 | 0 | |||
Dimitrios Zaphiropoulos | Patriotic Alliance Patriotic Alliance Patriotic Alliance was a short-lived Greek nationalist political party, founded in 2004... |
3,705 | 1.34 | 0 | |||
Aggelos Hagios | Radical Left Front Radical Left Front The Radical Left Front was a coalition of radical left political parties in Greece.The Radical Left Front was founded in 1999 by New Left Current , the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece , the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party , Youth of Communist Liberation , Independent... / Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) |
3,107 | 1.13 | 0 | |||
Emmanouil Kalligiannis | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
1,458 | 0.53 | 0 | |||
No. of valid votes | 275,500 | 100.00 | 45 | ||||
Invalid votes | 21,504 | ||||||
Total | 297,004 (57.77%) |
Municipality of PiraeusPiraeusPiraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | |
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Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player... |
Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
44,936 | 45.17 | 25 | ||
Christos Agrapidis | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
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32,562 | 32.02 | 10 | |
Thodoris Dritsas Thodoris Dritsas Thodoris Dritsas is a Greek politician and activist. He was elected MP of the Greek Parliament in Piraeus with Coalition of the Radical Left in the 2007 Greek legislative election.... |
Coalition of the Radical Left Coalition of the Radical Left The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece... / Ecologist Greens Ecologist Greens The Ecologist Greens are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene... |
6,540 | 6.43 | 2 | ||
Elpida Pantelaki | Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... |
6,231 | 6.13 | 2 | ||
Panagiotis Melas | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
5,698 | 5.60 | 1 | ||
Nikolaos Legakis | 3,478 | 3.42 | 1 | |||
Antonis Tsiknas | Radical Left Front Radical Left Front The Radical Left Front was a coalition of radical left political parties in Greece.The Radical Left Front was founded in 1999 by New Left Current , the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece , the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party , Youth of Communist Liberation , Independent... / Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) |
1,246 | 1.23 | 0 | ||
No. of valid votes | 101,691 | 100.00 | 41 | |||
Invalid votes | 6.936 | |||||
Total | 108.627 (64.20%) |
Municipality of ThessalonikiThessalonikiThessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats |
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Vassilios Papageorgopoulos Vassilios Papageorgopoulos Vasilis Papageorgopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics.... |
New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Thessaloniki Renewal |
68,319 | 41.43 | 9 | 72,696 | 52.62 | 16 (25) |
Chrysa Arapoglou | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
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35,623 | 21.60 | 5 | 65,455 | 47.38 | 4 (9) |
Yannis Boutaris | Ecologist Greens Ecologist Greens The Ecologist Greens are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene... |
Initiative for Thessaloniki | 26,334 | 15.97 | 3 | |||
Georgios Karatzaferis Georgios Karatzaferis Georgios Karatzaferis is a Greek politician, a member of the Hellenic Parliament and the president of the Popular Orthodox Rally. Previously, Karatzaferis was a member of parliament of the liberal-conservative New Democracy party, from which he was expelled in 2000... |
Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
12,371 | 7.50 | 2 | ||||
Agapios Sahinis | Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... |
12,249 | 7.43 | 1 | ||||
Tassos Kourakis | Coalition of the Radical Left Coalition of the Radical Left The Coalition of the Radical Left , commonly known by its Greek abbreviation ΣΥΡΙΖΑ , is a coalition of left political parties in Greece... |
8,349 | 5.06 | 1 | ||||
Thannasis Agapitos | Radical Left Front Radical Left Front The Radical Left Front was a coalition of radical left political parties in Greece.The Radical Left Front was founded in 1999 by New Left Current , the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece , the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party , Youth of Communist Liberation , Independent... / Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist) |
1,657 | 1.00 | 0 | ||||
No. of valid votes | 164,902 | 100.00 | 21 | 138,151 | 100.00 | 20 (41) | ||
Invalid votes | 12,624 | 14,213 | ||||||
Total | 177,526 (72.30%) |
152,364 (62.03%) |
AthensAthens PrefectureThe Athens Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Athens. After Lefkada Prefecture it was the second-smallest in Greece, but was the most populous and most densely...
-PiraeusPiraeus PrefecturePiraeus Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Piraeus...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | |
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Fofi Gennimata | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
647,027 | 43.39 | 46 | ||
Argyris Dinopoulos | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
504,104 | 33.81 | 18 | ||
George Mavrikos George Mavrikos George Mavrikos is the General Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions in Athens, Greece.-Biography:Mavrikos comes from a cattle-breeding family from a small island of Greece, Europe. He worked for sixteen years in the branch of metal workers in a factory of agricultural machinery. He... |
Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... / Democratic Social Movement Democratic Social Movement The Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party... / Communist Renewal Communist Renewal Communist Renewal is a communist organization in Greece. The group was formed in February 2000 following a split in late 1999 from the Renewing Communist Ecological Left . The founders of Communist Renewal were dissatisfied with the upcoming cooperation between AKOA and Synaspismos... / Intervention of Left Citizens |
157,633 | 10.57 | 6 | ||
Yannis Panousis | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | 85,162 | 5.71 | 2 | ||
Evangelos Papadopoulos | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
57,299 | 3.84 | 2 | ||
Thanasses Tsirigotis | M-L KKE | 19,974 | 1.34 | 0 | ||
Kostas Spanopoulos | Socialist Workers' Party Socialist Workers' Party (Greece) The Socialist Workers Party of Greece is an affiliate of the International Socialist Tendency . It is the second largest organisation in IST behind the Socialist Workers Party of Britain.... |
19,857 | 1.33 | 0 | ||
No. of valid votes | 1,491,092 | 100.00 | 74 | |||
Invalid votes | 147,815 | |||||
Total | 1,638,907 (69.23%) |
DramaDrama PrefectureDrama is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the town of Drama. The regional unit is the northernmost within the geographical region of Macedonia and the westernmost in the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace...
-KavalaKavala PrefectureKavala is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the town of Kavala. Kavala regional unit is the easternmost within the geographical region of Macedonia.-Geography:...
-XanthiXanthi PrefectureXanthi is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace. The capital is Xanthi. Together with the regional units Rhodope and Evros, it forms the geographical region of Western Thrace.-Geography:...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | ||
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Constantine Tatsis | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
141,142 | 56.31 | 45 | |||
Gülbeyaz Karahasan | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
83,195 | 33.19 | 27 | |||
Dimitris Fotiadis | Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... / Democratic Social Movement Democratic Social Movement The Democratic Social Movement is a Greek democratic socialist political party... / Communist Renewal Communist Renewal Communist Renewal is a communist organization in Greece. The group was formed in February 2000 following a split in late 1999 from the Renewing Communist Ecological Left . The founders of Communist Renewal were dissatisfied with the upcoming cooperation between AKOA and Synaspismos... / Intervention of Left Citizens |
11,740 | 4.68 | 3 | |||
Dimitris Kollatos | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
8,160 | 3.26 | 0 | |||
Dimitris Proedrou | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | 6,426 | 2.56 | 0 | |||
No. of valid votes | 250,663 | 100.00 | 75 | ||||
Invalid votes | 15,521 | ||||||
Total | 266,184 (70.74%) |
EvrosEvros PrefectureEvros is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the river Evros, which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym. Evros is the northernmost regional unit. It borders Turkey to the east, across the river Evros, and it...
-RhodopeRhodope PrefectureRhodope is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the northern part of its territory. Together with the regional units Evros and Xanthi, it forms the geographical region of Western...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | ||
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Georgios Minopoulos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
90,004 | 49.97 | 30 | |||
Stefanos Spasis | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
74,297 | 41.25 | 20 | |||
Georgios Botrotsos | Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... |
7,260 | 4.03 | 0 | |||
Stavros Tsagkos | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | 4,450 | 2.47 | 0 | |||
Kiriakos Kozaris | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
4,097 | 2.27 | 0 | |||
No. of valid votes | 180,108 | 100.00 | 50 | ||||
Invalid votes | 10,417 | ||||||
Total | 190,525 (67.30)%) |
Athens PrefectureAthens PrefectureThe Athens Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Athens. After Lefkada Prefecture it was the second-smallest in Greece, but was the most populous and most densely...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | Seats |
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Yiannis Sgouros | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
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Fotini Pipili Fotini Pipili Fotini Pipili is a Greek journalist and politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy for the Athens A constituency.She was born in Athens and started her career as a journalist from the woman's magazine PANTHEON... |
New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
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Spyros Likoudis | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | ||
Adonis Georgiadis | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
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Hristos Katsikas | M-L KKE | ||
Niki Argiri | Socialist Workers' Party Socialist Workers' Party (Greece) The Socialist Workers Party of Greece is an affiliate of the International Socialist Tendency . It is the second largest organisation in IST behind the Socialist Workers Party of Britain.... |
Note: There was no separate election for the position of prefect (nomarch); the nomarchs was appointed according to the results of the election in the super-prefecture.)
Piraeus PrefecturePiraeus PrefecturePiraeus Prefecture was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Piraeus...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | Seats |
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Yiannis Michas | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
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Spiros Spyridon | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
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Evi Karakosta | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | ||
Panagiotis Theodorakidis | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
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Antonis Fotiadis | M-L KKE | ||
Yannis Sifakakis | Socialist Workers' Party Socialist Workers' Party (Greece) The Socialist Workers Party of Greece is an affiliate of the International Socialist Tendency . It is the second largest organisation in IST behind the Socialist Workers Party of Britain.... |
Note: There was no separate election for the position of prefect (nomarch); the nomarchs was appointed according to the results of the election in the super-prefecture.)
Thessaloniki PrefectureThessaloniki PrefectureThessaloniki is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Thessaloniki. It is the second most populous regional unit in Greece, behind Central Athens.-Geography:...
Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | ||
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Panagiotis Psomiadis | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Power for the Prefecture | 269,349 | 48,20 | 23 | ||
Voula Patoulidou Voula Patoulidou Paraskevi Patoulidou was born in Tripotamo . A prolific athlete, Patoulidou throughout her athletics career competed in the 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles and in the long jump events. Patoulidou became a Greek sporting legend in 1992, when she was the surprise winner of the Women's 100 m hurdles... |
Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party... |
For Thessaloniki - Voula Patoulidou / Together for the Prefecture |
171,345 | 30.66 | 9 | ||
Yiannis Ziogas | Communist Party of Greece Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :... |
32,706 | 5.85 | 2 | |||
Michalis Tremopoulos | Ecologist Greens Ecologist Greens The Ecologist Greens are a Greek Green ecologist political party. It has existed since 2002, yet the ecologist movement in Greece dates many years and was characterised by a reluctance to actively become involved in the political scene... / Socialist Workers' Party Socialist Workers' Party (Greece) The Socialist Workers Party of Greece is an affiliate of the International Socialist Tendency . It is the second largest organisation in IST behind the Socialist Workers Party of Britain.... |
Ecology - Solidarity | 25,661 | 4.59 | 2 | ||
Stratis Plomaritis | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | 19,385 | 3.47 | 1 | |||
Dimitrios Tsipidis | Popular Orthodox Rally Popular Orthodox Rally The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S... |
15,017 | 2.69 | 0 | |||
Marianna Brekasi | Communist Organization of Greece Communist Organization of Greece The Communist Organization of Greece is a left-wing Greek political party of Maoist origins that was founded in 2003. The KOE's ideology is revolutionary Marxism, supporting Marxist ideology with all the historical experience of the Communist Movement.... |
Left Perfectural Movement of Thessaloniki | 12,859 | 2.30 | 0 | ||
Harilaos Papageorgiou | Independent | 12,481 | 2.23 | 0 | |||
No. of valid votes | 558,805 | 100.00 | 37 | ||||
Invalid votes | 45,006 | ||||||
Total | 603,811 (79.79%) |