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Athens, Thessaloniki, Change Mayors in Historic Abstention From Voting
Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece's two major cities, voted in new mayors in Sunday's runoff local government elections with abstention reaching a record high.
However, abstention was the real winner of the local government elections, as 48 percent of registered voters...
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New Electoral Law in Greece Leaves Regional Governors, Mayors with Hands Tied
The new law that calls for proportional representation in local government has created serious problems after Sunday's election results, which saw many of the winners without a majority of council members.
Specifically, the governors in seven of the thirteen regions...
Greece
Public Reform Council Meeting on State Administration Concludes
A meeting of the Government Council for Public Administration Reform, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, was held at the Maximos Mansion on Monday. In an announcement, the premier's office said the meeting had focused on the national strategic...