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Local elections are scheduled to be held in Greece on 18 May 2014 (first round) and 25 May 2014 (second round).[1][2] Voters will elect representatives to Greece's restructured local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities.

The administrative division of Greece. Each region is assigned a different colour.

Background

Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of any party as the constitution only foresees the participation of electoral lists (or "combinations") and not parties. Despite this theoretical independence and distinction, for all practical purposes most candidates run as local front organisations for political parties.[3]

Issues

Greece is still facing a long-term government-debt crisis, which may affect the elections.

Election results

Source: Hellenic Ministry of the Interior

In the municipalities, as well as the regions, any candidate can participate in the 1st round. If the leading candidate doesn't have the required number of the votes, then a second round is held between the two leading candidates of the 1st round.

Major municipalities

Athens

Candidate Supporting Party 1st Round % Seats 2nd Round % Seats Total seats
Giorgos Kaminis   Olive Tree-  Democratic Left–  Bridges-  Greens-  Europe-Ecology 46,976 21.06 5
Gavriil Sakelaridis   Coalition of Radical Left 44,620 20.00 5
Aris Spiliotopoulos   New Democracy 37,746 16.92 4
Ilias Kasidiaris   Golden Dawn 35,949 16.12 4
Nikos Sofianos   Communist Party of Greece 16,529 7.41 2
Nikitas Kaklamanis   Independent[a] -   EPEL 15,834 7.10 2
Vasilis Kapernaros   Independent Greeks 7,937 3.56 1
Nikos Avramidis   Independent 6,489 2.91 1
Petros Konstantinou   Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow 4,398 1.97 1
Ioanna Kontounli   Ecologist Greens 3,024 1.36 0
Marios Strofoulis   Independent 2,097 0.94 0
Stavros Vidalis   Independent 1,474 0.66 0


Regions

Attica

Candidate Supporting Party 1st Round % Seats 2nd Round % Seats Total seats
Rena Dourou   Coalition of Radical Left 386,833 23.80 12
Ioannis Sgouros   Independent[b] -   Society of Values 359,302 22.11 11
Georgios Koumoutsakos   New Democracy 228,913 14.08 7
Ilias Panagiotaros   Golden Dawn 180,908 11.13 6
Thanasis Pafilis   Communist Party of Greece 173,325 10.66 5
Pavlos Chaikalis   Independent Greeks 116.464 7.17 4
Glaykos-Athanasios Tzimeros   Recreate Greece -   Drassi 48,242 2.97 2
Antonios Gakis   Ecologist Greens 36,449 2.24 1
Despoina Koutsoumpa   Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow 33,895 2.09 1
Maria Giannakaki   Democratic Left-  Greens-  Europe-Ecology 28,601 1.76 1

Central Greece

Candidate Supporting Party 1st Round % Seats 2nd Round % Seats Total seats
Konstantinos Bakogiannis   New Democracy -   Drassi 136,688 41.35 11
Eyaggelos Apostolou   Coalition of Radical Left 61,961 18.75 5
Athanasios Giannopoulos   Independent -   EPEL 47,609 14.40 4
Apostolos Gkletsos   Golden Dawn 29,867 9.04 2
Georgios Marinos   Communist Party of Greece 29,191 8.83 2
Konstantinos Chainas   Democratic Left 14,115 4.27 1
Vasileios Zoumpos   Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow 11,093 3.36 1


Nationwide percentage results[4]

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1b5cc7;" data-sort-value="New Democracy (Greece)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ee808f;" data-sort-value="Coalition of the Radical Left" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2D902D;" data-sort-value="Panhellenic Socialist Movement" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e30301;" data-sort-value="Communist Party of Greece" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="Golden Dawn" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF4100;" data-sort-value="Democratic Left (Greece)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #38A3E7;" data-sort-value="Independent Greeks" |
Party Nationwide
results 		Change from
2010 local elections 		Change from
2012 legislative elections
ND 26.3
Decrease 6.3
Decrease 3.2
Coalition of the Radical Left 17.7
Increase 12.7
Decrease 9.2
PASOK (Olive Tree) [c] 16.2
Decrease 18.5
Increase 3.9
KKE 8.8
Decrease 2.1
Increase 4.3
Golden Dawn 8.1
-
Increase 1.1
DIMAR 3.8
Increase 1.6
Decrease 2.3
ANEL 3.2
-
Decrease 4.3
Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow 2.3
Increase 0.5
Increase 2.0
All others 13.6
Increase 0.1

Reaction

The elections were regarded as a victory for SYRIZA,[5][6][7][8] which was not expected to perform well due to its weak local organization.[9] Candidates backed by the ruling New Democracy fared poorly, particularly Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' hand-picked candidates.[7] In Athens, New Democracy failed to make the runoff for the first time since 1975.[5][8]

In response the results, PM Samaras said "Greece must show it has the stability that it deserves" in the second round and European election scheduled to take place next week.[5] Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said it was a "historic day", and that next Sunday would be "the first day of a new era."[5][6]

Notes

  1. ^ This candidate is a former member of New Democracy.
  2. ^ This candidate ran as a independent, but is closely identified with PASOK.[8]
  3. ^ including Agreement for the New Greece, Dynamic Greece and others

References

  1. ^ http://www.fimes.gr/2013/07/dimotikes-ekloges-euroekloges-2014-2/
  2. ^ http://www.aftodioikisi.gr/ipourgeia/stis-18-kai-25-ma%CE%90ou-2014-oi-dimotikes-ekloges
  3. ^ "Making sense of the ballot", Athens News, 5 November 2010, p. 8.
  4. ^ http://www.euro2day.gr/news/economy/article/1215722/public-issue-sto-263-h-eklogikh-epirroh-ths-nd.html
  5. ^ a b c d "Voters back anti-bailout parties in Greece's local elections (in English)". The Guardian. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Greece's leftist Syriza party fares well in key local races (in English)". Reuters. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Greeks tempted to 'experiment' with Syriza, local election shows (in English)". EurActiv. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Leftist Syriza Candidates Gain on Incumbents in Greek Local Elections (in English)". The Washington Post. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote (in English)". MacroPolis. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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