New Democracy appears to be winning 7 of Greece's 13 regions in Sunday's local gov't elections

Politics 9 October 2023 10:26

Ruling New Democracy party appeared to win 7 out of 13 regions of Greece in the first round of local elections on Sunday, with 37% of ballots counted as of 22:30. CE Report quoting Athens-Macedonian

A candidate regional governor or mayor needs 43% to win the seat outright without going to the second round of elections, on October 15.

In four of Greece's regions the final result will be decided in the second round of elections, according to voting systems operator SingularLogic Director General Dimitris Bakakos.

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New Democracy appears to be winning 7 of Greece's 13 regions in Sunday's local gov't elections

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