Government and politics in Dytiki Makedonia, Greece: official figures
Georgios Amanatidis won the October 2023 election for regional governor (periferiarchis) of Western Macedonia, heading the list "Συμμαχία για την Ανάπτυξη".
Was there a runoff in the Western Macedonia regional election?
No candidate in Western Macedonia reached the 43% needed to win outright on 8 October 2023, so the governorship went to a runoff on 15 October: Georgios Amanatidis took 56.78% of the valid vote against Georgios Kasapidis, after leading the first round with 35.60%.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyHow many seats does the Western Macedonia regional council have?
The regional council of Western Macedonia has 35 seats; the governor's list holds 21 of them (60.0%) under the 2023 seat allocation, with the remaining 14 shared among 3 opposition lists.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWas the governor of Western Macedonia re-elected in 2023?
The sitting governor of Western Macedonia, Georgios Kasapidis, stood again in 2023 and lost, finishing 2nd in the first round with 34.22%.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhat was the turnout in the Western Macedonia regional election?
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election in Western Macedonia was 50.6% of 347,150 registered voters (175,676 ballots), against 52.5% across Greece; 4.6% of ballots were blank or invalid.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyHow many candidates ran for governor of Western Macedonia?
5 candidates for governor stood in Western Macedonia in 2023; the regional council is elected on the same ballot, with seats going to the candidates' lists.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyMore figures
- Turnout fell to 33.8% in the 15 October 2023 runoff in Western Macedonia, 16.8 points below the first round. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- First-round turnout in Western Macedonia in October 2023 ranked 4th lowest of 13 among the regions. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Dytiki Makedonia compares with other regions
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Dytiki Makedonia ranks 10 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 53.6% |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 52.9% |
| 9 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 51.2% |
| 10 | Dytiki Makedonia | 50.6% |
| 11 | Ionia Nisia | 50.3% |
| 12 | Attica | 46.2% |
| 13 | Voreio Aigaio | 44.9% |
First-round vote share of the elected regional governor, 2023 (2023)
Dytiki Makedonia ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-round vote share of the elected regional governor, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 48.36% |
| 7 | Attica | 46.75% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 42.63% |
| 9 | Dytiki Makedonia | 35.60% |
| 10 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 35.37% |
| 11 | Thessalia | 34.11% |
| 12 | Voreio Aigaio | 33.82% |
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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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