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Greece's ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in Sunday's runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country's two largest cities and five of the six regional contests.
Ειδησεις - Initially, the first round of elections last Sunday seemed to strengthen New Democracy's political dominance, as their endorsed candidates triumphed in all seven regions and secured Piraeus as well. Notably, they even supported incumbents in Piraeus and the region of Crete, with whom they had clashed during the previous local elections in 2019.
Greece’s ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in Sunday’s runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country’s two largest cities and five of the six regional contests. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had explicitly said that his goal was to win all 13 regions plus the cities of Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus, “13 plus 3,” as he said. The results of the first round, last Sunday, appeared to consolidate New Democracy’s political dominance, already expressed in the double national election, last May and June.