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.
Athens and Thessaloniki voted to change mayors during Sunday’s runoff local government elections in Greece, with candidates backed by the ruling Conservatives losing to independents or candidates supported by opposition parties.
New Democracy-backed incumbent Kostas Agorastos conceded defeat in the runoff for governor of the flood-torn region of Thessaly on Sunday.
Syriza-Progressive Alliance leader Stefanos Kasselakis welcomed the victory of Haris Doukas in the Athens mayoral election against incumbent Kostas Bakoyannis, on Sunday night.
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.
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.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will be in London on Monday for talks with his British counterpart Grant Shapps, his office announced Sunday.
Seventy-eight migrants who were found on a beach in southern Crete on Sunday morning were transported at the port of Iraklio, authorities said.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis spoke on the phone with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on Saturday.
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.