2023 Patras municipal election
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44.42% (Second Round)
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| Registered | 165,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 54.14% (First Round) 44.42% (Second Round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 Patras Municipal election was held on 8 October 2023 to elect the mayor of Patras as a part of the 2023 Greek Local elections. It moved to a second round run-off that took place a week later, on 15 October, between incumbent Kostas Peletidis backed by KKE and New Democracy supporter Kostantinos Svolis with no party support.
As all municipal elections in Greece the system used is one of 2-round proportional representation with reinforced proportinality.
KKE candidate Kostas Peletidis got reelected to the position of mayor with a smaller percentage in contrast to the last time but also became one of the few KKE candidates that came victorious in the 2023 Greek Local elections. Receiving an absolute 3/5s majority in the municipal council as per a new electoral law.
