Government and politics in Drama (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in Drama was 52.1% (59,193 of 113,704 registered voters), 20th lowest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.
Who won Drama in the 2023 regional election?
Christodoulos Topsidis, who became governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, led the first-round count in Drama with 36.7% of the valid vote in October 2023.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhich region is Drama in?
Drama votes for the regional council and governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, whose seat-winning list in 2023 was "ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΗ ΣΥΝΘΕΣΗ" under Christodoulos Topsidis.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyMore figures
- 6.4% of the ballots cast in Drama in the first round of the 2023 regional election were blank or invalid (3,794 ballots). Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- In the runoff of 15 October 2023, turnout in Drama was 33.1% and Christodoulos Topsidis won 58.7% of the valid vote there. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Drama compares with other regional units in Greece
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Drama ranks 33 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Evrytania | 52.9% |
| 31 | Rodopi | 52.3% |
| 32 | Xanthi | 52.3% |
| 33 | Drama | 52.1% |
| 34 | Lefkada | 51.9% |
| 35 | Thasos, Kavala | 51.8% |
| 36 | Kilkis | 51.5% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr: Regional and municipal elections of 8 and 15 October 2023: official result data files for the 13 regions, their regional units and the eight largest municipalities (snom_synoptiki, snom_n_1-13, dhm_d files; zipped exactly as served) and the ekloges.ypes.gr home page, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8757355f5c7d…)
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