Government and politics in Pieria (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in Pieria was 58.4% (76,250 of 130,606 registered voters), 16th highest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.
Who won Pieria in the 2023 regional election?
Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas, who became governor of Central Macedonia, led the first-round count in Pieria with 68.8% of the valid vote in October 2023.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhich region is Pieria in?
Pieria 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
- 6.5% of the ballots cast in Pieria in the first round of the 2023 regional election were blank or invalid (4,981 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 Pieria were not called back for the 15 October runoff; Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas won 68.8% of the valid vote in Pieria. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Pieria compares with other regional units in Greece
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Pieria ranks 16 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Aitoloakarnania | 59.7% |
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 59.4% |
| 15 | Fokida | 58.6% |
| 16 | Pieria | 58.4% |
| 17 | Karditsa, Trikala | 58.4% |
| 18 | Ileia | 58.1% |
| 19 | Zakynthos | 58.0% |
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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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