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Athens Defies Male-Dominated Politics in Greece
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Athens has defied male-dominated politics in Greece by electing 15 female councilors out of a total of 26 in the recent municipal elections. Time will tell if modern Athens by “Embracing of the Feminine Power of Athena’s Wisdom” will...
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Ruling Conservatives Suffer Defeats in Greece’s Local Elections
The ruling conservative party in Greece suffered unexpected defeats in the second round of local elections, both regional and municipal, held on Sunday.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy (ND) party candidates lost in Athens and Thessaloniki and five of the six...
Greece
A Brief History of Elections in Greece
The history of elections in modern Greece began in 1833, with the first King of Greece, Otto of Bavaria, introducing the paper ballot. The occasion was the municipal elections for the Argolis-Corinth prefecture in July of 1834.
The concept of...
Greece
Final Results of Greece's Second Round of Local Elections Revealed
The final, official results from Sunday's second round of local elections in the largest cities and regions in Greece were announced on Monday morning. Here is a breakdown of the winning parties and candidates in the major city and...
Greece
Greece's Results of Second Round of Local Elections
You can follow all the updates of the official results for the second round of Greece's local elections, as provided by the country's Ministry of the Interior, below:
Greece
Conservative Candidate Leads in Thessaloniki's Municipal Race
The candidate representing the New Democracy Party, Nikos Tahiaos, recorded a clear lead in the race for Thessaloniki's Mayoral office on Sunday election.
With almost 60 percent of the votes counted, Tahiaos and his ''Thessaloniki Responsibly'' team have received 22.5 percent...
Greece
Kostas Bakoyannis Wins First Round of Municipal Elections for Athens
According to official results published on Sunday night, Kostas Bakoyannis has a clear lead in the race for Athens' mayoral office.
With almost all votes counted, the New Democracy-backed candidate received 42.6 percent of the vote and is a clear...
Greece
Giannis Moralis Wins First Round in Piraeus' Municipal Election
The candidate from the center-left KINAL and To Potami parties, and current Mayor of Piraeus Giannis Moralis, won the first round of voting for the mayoral office of Attica's port city in the Sunday elections.
With more than half of...
Canada
Thirteen Greek Candidates for Toronto Councelors
Thirteen candidates of Greek origin will run for councelors in the upcoming municipal elections in Toronto, to be held on October 27.
The Greek candidates for councelors in various parties are the following: George Dedopoulos, Dinos Kaltsoudas, Theo Lagakos, Gus Koutroumanos, Andreas Marouchos,...
Greece
Greek Municipal Election System Changing
The municipal election system is changing and according to information, the changes will affect the coming elections in May 2014.
According to media reports, following the government regulation there will no longer be multiple ballots, but only two for all...