The newly elected mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, expressed his thanks to the voters of the northern port city on Sunday night after beating the incumbent, government-backed Konstantinos Zervas, with 67% of the vote in the runoff.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated the newly elected local and regional officials in the runoff elections on Sunday which saw incumbents backed by the Conservatives lose to independent and opposition-backed officials in Athens and Thessaloniki, admitting that the results were negative for New Democracy.
Syriza-Progressive Alliance leader Stefanos Kasselakis welcomed the victory of Haris Doukas in the Athens mayoral election against incumbent Kostas Bakoyannis, on Sunday night.
New Democracy-backed incumbent Kostas Agorastos conceded defeat in the runoff for governor of the flood-torn region of Thessaly on Sunday.
The first safe election results on the regions and the larger municipalities are expected shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, the general secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Thanassis Balerbas, told state-run broadcaster ERT.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will be in London on Monday for talks with his British counterpart Grant Shapps, his office announced Sunday.
Turnout in the second round of Greece’s regional and municipal elections were 11,4% lower by 5.30 p.m. on Sunday based on data obtained from the polling stations, according to the Interior Ministry.
Seventy-eight migrants who were found on a beach in southern Crete on Sunday morning were transported at the port of Iraklio, authorities said.
The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) will invest up to 5.7 billion euros in the next 10 years, with strategic priority on enhancing international interconnections and domestic infrastructure, according to the updated 10-year development program presented by ADMIE.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis spoke on the phone with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on Saturday.