Government and politics in Peloponnisos, Greece: official figures
Dimitrios Ptochos won the October 2023 election for regional governor (periferiarchis) of the Peloponnese, heading the list "Η ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΣ ΜΠΡΟΣΤΑ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΠΤΩΧΟΣ".
Was there a runoff in the the Peloponnese regional election?
No candidate in the Peloponnese reached the 43% needed to win outright on 8 October 2023, so the governorship went to a runoff on 15 October: Dimitrios Ptochos took 52.76% of the valid vote against Petros Tatoulis, after leading the first round with 42.63%.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyHow many seats does the the Peloponnese regional council have?
The regional council of the Peloponnese has 45 seats; the governor's list holds 27 of them (60.0%) under the 2023 seat allocation, with the remaining 18 shared among 4 opposition lists.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWas the governor of the Peloponnese re-elected in 2023?
No sitting governor ran in the Peloponnese in 2023, so Dimitrios Ptochos took over a vacant post as a newcomer to the governorship.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhat was the turnout in the the Peloponnese regional election?
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election in the Peloponnese was 53.6% of 665,404 registered voters (356,516 ballots), against 52.5% across Greece; 5.7% 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 the Peloponnese?
7 candidates for governor stood in the Peloponnese 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 33.0% in the 15 October 2023 runoff in the Peloponnese, 20.6 points below the first round. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- First-round turnout in the Peloponnese in October 2023 ranked 7th highest of 13 among the regions. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Peloponnisos compares with other regions
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Peloponnisos ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Thessalia | 58.6% |
| 5 | Ipeiros | 57.2% |
| 6 | Notio Aigaio | 55.9% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 53.6% |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 52.9% |
| 9 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 51.2% |
| 10 | Dytiki Makedonia | 50.6% |
First-round vote share of the elected regional governor, 2023 (2023)
Peloponnisos ranks 8 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-round vote share of the elected regional governor, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ipeiros | 54.72% |
| 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% |
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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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