Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis and Turkish counterpart, Ambassador Burak Akcapar, will meet in Athens on Monday, to discuss trade, economy, energy, transport, health, and the environment, the ministry announced Sunday.
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.
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.
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.