Government and politics in Thessalia, Greece: official figures
Dimitrios Kouretas won the October 2023 election for regional governor (periferiarchis) of Thessaly, heading the list "ΠΡΩΤΟΒΟΥΛΙΑ".
Was there a runoff in the Thessaly regional election?
In Thessaly the October 2023 governorship went to a runoff on 15 October, which Dimitrios Kouretas won with 59.68% of the valid vote after finishing 2nd in the first round with 34.11%.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyHow many seats does the Thessaly regional council have?
The regional council of Thessaly has 45 seats; the governor's list holds 27 of them (60.0%) under the 2023 seat allocation, with the remaining 18 shared among 3 opposition lists.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWas the governor of Thessaly re-elected in 2023?
The sitting governor of Thessaly, Konstantinos Agorastos, led the first round in 2023 with 41.37% but lost the runoff to Dimitrios Kouretas.
Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copyWhat was the turnout in the Thessaly regional election?
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election in Thessaly was 58.6% of 691,616 registered voters (404,967 ballots), against 52.5% across Greece; 7.1% 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 Thessaly?
5 candidates for governor stood in Thessaly 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 39.4% in the 15 October 2023 runoff in Thessaly, 19.2 points below the first round. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
- First-round turnout in Thessaly in October 2023 ranked 4th highest of 13 among the regions. Source: Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr · saved copy
How Thessalia compares with other regions
Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election (2023)
Thessalia ranks 4 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the first round of the 2023 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterea Elláda | 61.9% |
| 2 | Crete | 60.9% |
| 3 | Dytiki Elláda | 58.6% |
| 4 | Thessalia | 58.6% |
| 5 | Ipeiros | 57.2% |
| 6 | Notio Aigaio | 55.9% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 53.6% |
First-round vote share of the elected regional governor, 2023 (2023)
Thessalia ranks 11 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-round vote share of the elected regional governor, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 13 | Ionia Nisia | 32.54% |
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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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