Government and politics in Thessaloniki (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in the Thessaloniki regional unit was 50.0% (414,041 of 828,123 registered voters), 13th lowest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.
Who won the Thessaloniki regional unit in the 2023 regional election?
Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas, who became governor of Central Macedonia, led the first-round count in the Thessaloniki regional unit with 56.5% of the valid vote in October 2023.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhich region is the Thessaloniki regional unit in?
The Thessaloniki regional unit 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
- 6.9% of the ballots cast in the Thessaloniki regional unit in the first round of the 2023 regional election were blank or invalid (28,707 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 the Thessaloniki regional unit were not called back for the 15 October runoff; Apostolos-Ioannis Tzitzikostas won 56.5% of the valid vote in the Thessaloniki regional unit. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Thessaloniki compares with other regional units in Greece
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Thessaloniki ranks 40 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Kerkyra | 50.7% |
| 38 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 50.4% |
| 39 | Kastoria | 50.0% |
| 40 | Thessaloniki | 50.0% |
| 41 | Serres | 49.3% |
| 42 | Evros | 48.5% |
| 43 | Chios | 48.2% |
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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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