Government and politics in Chalkidiki (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in Chalkidiki was 62.4% (64,609 of 103,578 registered voters), 5th highest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.
Who won Chalkidiki in the 2023 regional election?
Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas, who became governor of Central Macedonia, led the first-round count in Chalkidiki with 66.8% of the valid vote in October 2023.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhich region is Chalkidiki in?
Chalkidiki votes for the regional council and governor of Central Macedonia, whose seat-winning list in 2023 was "ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ ΤΖΙΤΖΙΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΑΛΛΗΛΕΓΓΥΗ ΔΥΝΑΜΩΝΟΥΜΕ ΤΗ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ" under Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyMore figures
- 8.4% of the ballots cast in Chalkidiki in the first round of the 2023 regional election were blank or invalid (5,446 ballots). Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- Central Macedonia settled its 2023 governorship in the first round, so voters in Chalkidiki were not called back for the 15 October runoff; Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas won 66.8% of the valid vote in Chalkidiki. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Chalkidiki compares with other regional units in Greece
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Chalkidiki ranks 5 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rethymni | 65.3% |
| 3 | Irakleio | 63.8% |
| 4 | Voiotia | 63.0% |
| 5 | Chalkidiki | 62.4% |
| 6 | Korinthia | 61.9% |
| 7 | Pella | 61.2% |
| 8 | Evvoia | 60.9% |
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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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