2010 Greek local elections
# 2010 Greek local elections

The 2010 Greek local elections were held on 7 November 2010 (first round) and 14 November 2010 (second round) to elect representatives to Greece's restructured local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities.

## Background

Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of any party as the constitution only foresees the participation of electoral lists (or "combinations") and not parties. Despite this theoretical independence and distinction, for all practical purposes most candidates run as local front organisations for political parties.

The election also comes at a time of increasing unrest in Greece following numerous bombs being sent to foreign embassies, as well protests against austerity measures forced by the EU and IMF in order for Greece to receive external financial support.

## Issues

With the economy being touted as the mandate sought in the election Prime Minister George Papandreou said he would dissolve the national parliament should the candidates of his Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) fail to win an unspecified threshold. "Citizens will decide in today's election if we will hold steady on the path of salvation... or if we will go back to decay and to the Greece of bankruptcy."

## Election results

### Major municipalities

In the municipalities, as well as the regions, any candidate can participate in the first round. If the leading candidate doesn't have the required 50%+1 of the votes, then a second round is held between the two leading candidates of the first round.

**Athens**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st round % | 2nd round % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgios Kaminis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement - Ecologist Greens - Democratic Left- Portokali (Drasi & Liberal Alliance) | 28.28 | 51.95 | 29 |
| Nikitas Kaklamanis | New Democracy - Popular Orthodox Rally | 34.97 | 48.05 | 11 |
| Nikolaos Sofianos | Communist Party of Greece | 13.74 | | 3 |
| Georgios Amyras | Independent | 7.37 | | 2 |
| Eleni Portaliou | Coalition of Radical Left | 5.8 | | 2 |
| Nikolaos Michaloliakos | Golden Dawn | 5.29 | | 1 |
| Petros Konstantinou | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 2.87 | | 1 |
| Michail Iliadis | Koinonia | 1.68 | | – |

**Thessaloniki**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round % | 2nd Round % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ioannis Boutaris | Panhellenic Socialist Movement - Democratic Left- Drasi | 33.58 | 50.16 | 29 |
| Konstantinos Gioulekas [el] | New Democracy | 37.91 | 49.84 | 13 |
| Sotirios Zarianopoulos | Communist Party of Greece | 9.5 | | 2 |
| Stelios Papathemelis | Independent | 6.04 | | 2 |
| Triantafyllos Mitafidis | Coalition of Radical Left | 3.67 | | 1 |
| Armodios Stergiou | Popular Orthodox Rally | 3.58 | | 1 |
| Christos Matis | Ecologist Greens | 3.45 | | 1 |
| Zisis Klisiaris | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 1.28 | | – |
| Konstantinos Vasilikos | Golden Dawn | 1.0 | | – |

**Heraklion**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ioannis Kourakis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 71.82 | 35 |
| Emmanouil Sintichakis | Communist Party of Greece | 12.13 | 6 |
| Anastasios Iliadakis | Independent | 9.55 | 5 |
| Konstantinos Kabitakis | Coalition of Radical Left & Ecologist Greens | 6.5 | 3 |

**Patras**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round % | 2nd Round % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ioannis Dimaras (Patras) [el] | Coalition of Radical Left - Democratic Left | 21.13 | 53.63 | 29 |
| Dimitrios Katsikopoulos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 35.07 | 46.37 | 9 |
| Konstantinos Christopoulos | New Democracy | 17.7 | | 4 |
| Konstantinos Peletidis | Communist Party of Greece | 16.52 | | 4 |
| Christos Patouchas | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 4.48 | | 1 |
| Andreas Tzouramanis | Independent | 2.64 | | 1 |
| Dimitrios Aivalis | Independent | 2.46 | | 1 |

**Piraeus**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round % | 2nd Round % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Vasilios Michaloliakos | New Democracy | 23.08 | 51.76 | 29 |
| Ioannis Michas | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 29.61 | 48.24 | 8 |
| Petros Mantouvalos | Popular Orthodox Rally | 18.73 | | 5 |
| Elpida Pantelaki | Communist Party of Greece | 14.77 | | 4 |
| List of candidates entitled "Alliance for Piraeus" | Coalition of Radical Left - Democratic Left - Ecologist Greens | 7.58 | | 2 |
| Antonios Kalogerogiannos | Independent | 3.44 | | 1 |
| Athanasios Diavolakis | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 2.71 | | – |

**Peristeri**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round % | 2nd Round % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andreas Pachatouridis | Independent | 49.76 | 65.62 | 27 |
| Dimitrios Kelafas | Democratic Left | 14.54 | 34.38 | 9 |
| Konstantinos Lalenis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 12.62 | | 3 |
| Grigoris Timplalexis | Communist Party of Greece | 12.54 | | 3 |
| Sofia Alexopoulou | Coalition of Radical Left | 3.85 | | 1 |
| Athanasios Vathiotis | Independent | 3.73 | | 1 |
| Antonia Athanasopoulou | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 2.96 | | 1 |

### Regions

Source: Hellenic Ministry of the Interior

**Attica**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ioannis Sgouros | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 342,555 | 24.05 | 12 | 522,838 | 52.87 | 49 | 61 |
| Vasileios Kikilias | New Democracy | 292,113 | 20.44 | 11 | 466,134 | 47.13 | 1 | 12 |
| Ioannis Dimaras (Athens) [el] | Independent † | 227,314 | 15.96 | 8 | | | | 8 |
| Thanasis Pafilis | Communist Party of Greece | 205,742 | 14.45 | 8 | | | | 8 |
| Adonis Georgiadis | Popular Orthodox Rally | 93,580 | 6.57 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Alexios Mitropoulos | Coalition of Radical Left § | 88,703 | 6.28 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Konstantinos Diakos | Ecologist Greens | 57,528 | 4.04 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Grigoris Psarianos | Democratic Left | 54,248 | 3.81 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Aggelos Hagios | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 32,547 | 2.29 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Alekos Alavanos | Independent ‡ | 30,816 | 2.16 | 1 | | | | 1 |

Notes: † Ioannis Dimaras was elected a parliament member with Panhellenic Socialist Movement in the National Elections of 2009.

§ Alexios Mitropoulos is a member of the National Council of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

‡ Alekos Alavanos is a prominent member of the Coalition of Radical Left, and although his party didn't support him officially, some fractions such as KOE, DEA and KEDA did.

**Central Greece**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Klearchos Pergantas | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 126,020 | 39.02 | 10 | 130,189 | 52.93 | 21 | 31 |
| Athanasios Cheimaras | New Democracy | 116,399 | 35.2 | 9 | 115,766 | 47.07 | 4 | 13 |
| Georgios Marinos [fr] | Communist Party of Greece | 35,954 | 10.87 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Nikolaos Papandreou | Popular Orthodox Rally | 26,324 | 7.96 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Nikolaos Stoupis | Coalition of Radical Left | 12,319 | 3.7 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Despoina Spanoudi | Ecologist Greens- Democratic Left | 10,753 | 3.25 | 1 | | | | 1 |

**Central Macedonia**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panagiotis Psomiadis | New Democracy | 421,859 | 43.19 | 16 | 406,890 | 52.56 | 27 | 43 |
| Markos Bolaris | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 299,633 | 30.68 | 11 | 367,272 | 47.44 | 8 | 19 |
| Theodosios Konstantinidis | Communist Party of Greece | 88,739 | 9.09 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Kyriakos Velopoulos | Popular Orthodox Rally | 64,236 | 6.58 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Anastasios Kourakis | Coalition of Radical Left | 35,536 | 3.64 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Michael Tremopoulos | Ecologist Greens | 30,358 | 3.11 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Asimina Xyrotyri-Asimaki | Democratic Left | 19,724 | 2.02 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Ioannis Koutras | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 16,644 | 1.70 | 1 | | | | 1 |

**Crete**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Stavros Arnaoutakis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 165,726 | 50.3 | 31 |
| Dimitrios Giannoulakis | Independent † | 57,735 | 17.52 | 7 |
| Ioannis Plakiotakis | New Democracy | 49,025 | 14.88 | 6 |
| Stylianos Orfanos | Communist Party of Greece | 22,863 | 6.93 | 3 |
| Georgios Stathakis | Coalition of Radical Left | 16,224 | 4.92 | 2 |
| Antonios Anipsitakis | Ecologist Greens- Democratic Left | 12,616 | 3.83 | 1 |
| Serafeim Rizos | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 5,302 | 1.61 | 1 |

Notes: † Dimitrios Giannoulakis was independent at the time of the elections, but was supported by Dora Bakoyannis and is closely related to her newly founded Democratic Alliance party

**Eastern Macedonia and Thrace**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aris Giannakidis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 150,257 | 41.75 | 11 | 158,262 | 51.49 | 20 | 31 |
| Giorgos Pavlidis | New Democracy | 147,845 | 41.08 | 11 | 149,101 | 48,51 | 5 | 16 |
| Christos Trellis | Communist Party of Greece | 27,852 | 7.74 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Dimitris Charitou | Coalition of the Radical Left | 16,609 | 4.62 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Athanasios Makris | Ecologist Greens | 10,787 | 3.00 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Georgios Botsidis | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 6,523 | 1.81 | – | | | | – |

**Epirus**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alexandros Kachrimanis | New Democracy & Popular Orthodox Rally | 100,465 | 44.76 | 12 | 97,667 | 55.04 | 19 | 31 |
| Evangelos Argyris | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 86,893 | 38.7 | 10 | 79,775 | 44.96 | 6 | 16 |
| Konstantinos Konstantis | Communist Party of Greece | 18,766 | 8.36 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Ioannis Papadimitriou | Coalition of Radical Left | 8,054 | 3.59 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Nikolos Zikos | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 5,915 | 2.63 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Georgios Zapsas | Ecologist Greens-Democratic Left | 4,407 | 1.96 | – | | | | – |

**Ionian Islands**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spyridon Spyrou | New Democracy | 34,302 | 30.4 | 6 | 43,330 | 50.80 | 19 | 25 |
| Ilias Beriatos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 28,832 | 25.55 | 5 | 41,966 | 49.20 | 1 | 6 |
| Giorgos Kaloudis | Independent | 22.290 | 19.76 | 4 | | | | 4 |
| Theodoros Goulis | Communist Party of Greece | 17,226 | 15.3 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Theodoros Galatsiatos | Coalition of Radical Left & Ecologist Greens | 4,940 | 4.38 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Sotirios Vlachos | Democratic Left | 2,691 | 2.39 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Antonia Lachanioti | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 2,509 | 2.22 | 1 | | | | 1 |

**North Aegean**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st round | % | Seats | 2nd round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athanasios Giakalis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 38,952 | 36.32 | 8 | 43,151 | 50.77 | 17 | 25 |
| Pavlos Vogiatzis | New Democracy & Popular Orthodox Rally | 41,054 | 38.28 | 8 | 41,842 | 49.23 | 3 | 11 |
| Efstratios Korakas | Communist Party of Greece | 16,877 | 15.74 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Vasileios Tentomas | Coalition of Radical Left | 4,517 | 4.21 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Ilias Gianniris | Ecologist Greens | 3,453 | 3.22 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Ignatios Tsirpelis | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 2,393 | 2.23 | – | | | | – |

**Peloponnese**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petros Tatoulis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement & Popular Orthodox Rally | 157,597 | 41.71 | 11 | 156,960 | 52.53 | 20 | 31 |
| Dimitrios Drakos | New Democracy | 154,691 | 40.94 | 11 | 141,863 | 47.47 | 5 | 16 |
| Nikolaos Gontikas | Communist Party of Greece | 25,669 | 6.79 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Athanasios Petrakos | Coalition of Radical Left | 14,835 | 3.93 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Lambros Bouklis | Ecologist Greens | 7,212 | 1.91 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Panagiotis Katsaris | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 6,443 | 1.71 | – | | | | – |
| Georgios Tsogas | Democratic Left | 5,920 | 1.57 | – | | | | – |
| Theodoros Sabaziotis | Golden Dawn | 5,468 | 1.45 | – | | | | – |

**South Aegean**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st round | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ioannis Machairidis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 86,735 | 50.9 | 31 |
| Charalambos Kokkinos | New Democracy | 52,973 | 31.08 | 13 |
| Efthalia Kafantari | Communist Party of Greece | 15,401 | 9.04 | 4 |
| Nikolaos Syrmalenios | Coalition of Radical Left | 8,751 | 5.14 | 2 |
| Nikolaos Chrysogelos | Ecologist Greens | 6,558 | 3.85 | 1 |

**Thessaly**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konstantinos Agorastos | New Democracy | 170,323 | 38.59 | 10 | 174,134 | 50.56 | 21 | 31 |
| Apostolos Papatolias | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 153,821 | 34.85 | 9 | 170,273 | 49.44 | 4 | 13 |
| Evangelos Boutas | Communist Party of Greece | 57,831 | 13.1 | 3 | | | | |
| Asterios Rondoulis | Popular Orthodox Rally | 19,592 | 4.44 | 1 | | | | |
| Konstantinos Poulakis | Coalition of Radical Left | 13,571 | 3.08 | 1 | | | | |
| Dimitrios Kouretas | Ecologist Greens | 12,015 | 2.72 | 1 | | | |
| Theofanis Genikomsiou | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 7,444 | 1.69 | 1 | | | | |
| Athanasios Zacharopoulos | Democratic Left | 6,720 | 1.52 | – | | | | |

**West Greece**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apostolos Katsifaras | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 169,002 | 43.32 | 11 | 142,891 | 56.63 | 20 | 31 |
| Georgios Papanastasiou | New Democracy | 104,148 | 26.7 | 7 | 109,418 | 43.37 | 5 | 12 |
| Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos | Communist Party of Greece | 43,455 | 11.14 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Konstantinos Papakonstantinou | Ecologist Greens | 15,969 | 4.09 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Nikolaos Tsoukalis | Democratic Left | 15,077 | 3.86 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Vasilis Chatzilambrou | Coalition of Radical Left | 14,415 | 3.7 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Alexandros Chrysanthakopoulos | Popular Orthodox Rally | 11.842 | 3.04 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Dimitrios Desyllas | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 8,892 | 2.28 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Christos Rigas | Golden Dawn | 7,318 | 1.88 | – | | | | – |

**West Macedonia**

| Candidate | Supporting Party | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konstantinos Dakis | New Democracy | 89,273 | 46.3 | 12 | 79,216 | 51.81 | 19 | 31 |
| Ioannis Papaiordanidis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 74,050 | 38.4 | 10 | 73,675 | 48.19 | 6 | 16 |
| Antonios Tsakonas | Communist Party of Greece | 15,851 | 8.22 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Antonis Kyrinas | Coalition of Radical Left & Ecologists Greens | 6,283 | 3.26 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Pavlos Altinis | Popular Orthodox Rally | 4,619 | 2.4 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Spyridon Konstantinidis | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 2,755 | 1.43 | – | | | | – |

### National summary

**Councils and Councillors of the regions**

| Party | Party | Councils | Councils | Councils | Councils | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Gain | Loss | Change | Total | Gain | Loss | Change | Total |
| | PASOK | 7 | n/a | n/a | 7 | 342 | n/a | n/a | 342 |
| | ND | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 180 | n/a | n/a | 180 |
| | New Democracy/ Popular Orthodox Rally | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 80 | n/a | n/a | 80 |
| | Panhellenic Socialist Movement/ Popular Orthodox Rally | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 31 | n/a | n/a | 31 |
| | KKE | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 42 | n/a | n/a | 42 |
| | Coalition of the Radical Left | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 15 | n/a | n/a | 15 |
| | LAOS | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | 10 |
| | OP | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | 9 |
| | Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 7 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| | DIMAR | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| | Coalition of Radical Left Ecologist Greens | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| | Ecologist Greens/ Democratic Left | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Summary | Summary | Summary | Summary | Summary | 13 | | | | 725 |

**Nationwide percentage results**

| Party | Nationwide results | Change from the 2009 parliamentary elections |
| - | - | - |
| PASOK | 34.7 | -9.3 |
| ND | 32.8 | -0.7 |
| KKE | 10.9 | +3.4 |
| Coalition of the Radical Left | 5.0 | +0.4 |
| LAOS | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| OP | 2.8 | +0.3 |
| DIMAR | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow | 1.8 | +1.4 |
| All others | 5.9 | |

## Reaction

The government saw its share of vote drop by 9% but it remained the largest party. Prime Minister Papandreou said that he would continue with tough austerity measures to alleviate Greece's debt burden following a narrow victory in the election.

