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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...

New Electoral Law in Greece Leaves Regional Governors, Mayors with Hands Tied

The new law that calls for proportional representation in local government has created serious problems after Sunday's election results, which saw many of the winners without a majority of council members. Specifically, the governors in seven of the thirteen regions...

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:

Conservative Candidate Defeats Rena Dourou in Attica Regional Elections

New Democracy Party-backed George Patoulis has a clear lead in the race for Attica's Governor, according to official results published on Sunday night. With almost 75 percent of the votes counted, Patoulis and his team received 37.6 percent of the...

Apostolos Tzitzikostas On Course to Win Greece's Central Macedonia

Sitting governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas won the race for Greece's second largest region, Central Macedonia, from the first round, according to official results published on Sunday night. With almost 75 percent of the votes counted, New Democracy-backed Tzitzikostas and his ''Solidarity:...