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The 2006 Greek local elections will elect representatives to Greece's 3 super-prefectures, 54 prefectures, provinces, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities. The Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Βουλή των Ελλήνων; transliterated Vouli ton Ellinon; literally Council of the Greeks) is the parliament of Greece, located in Syntagma Square in Athens. ... This is a list of presidents of Greece. ... Karolos Papoulias Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας) is the President of the Hellenic Republic, former minister and member of the Hellenic parliament. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Kostas Karamanlis, the prime minister of Greece Konstantínos Alexandrou Karamanlís Currently Edited: Was edited with bad language and not in english. ... The cabinet of Greece is comprised of the heads of the major ministries. ... In Greece, the independence of the justice is safeguarded by the Constitution. ... In Greece, the Supreme Special Court (Greek: Ανώτατο Ειδικό Δικαστήριο) is provided for in the article 100 of the Constitution. ... The Court of Cassation is the Supreme Court of Greece. ... In Greece, the Counil of State (sometimes Counsel of State or State Council, Greek: Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας) is, at the same time, an administrative organ (one of the three Big Bodies of the greek Public Administration) and the Supreme Administrative Court. ... In Greece, the Chamber of Accounts (or Court of Accounts or Court of Auditors or Audit Court, French: Cour des Comptes , Greek: Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο) is, at the same time, an administrative organ (one of the three Big Bodies of the greek Public Administration) and a Supreme Administrative Court with a special jursdiction... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Elections in Greece gives information on election and election results in Greece. ... Legislative elections were held in Greece on March 7, 2004. ... Under the current electoral system, a party needs to surpass a 3% threshold in the popular vote in order to enter parliament. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Greece was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to the United Nations Security Council, on 15 October 2004 , as a non-permanent member for 2005 and 2006. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ...

The elections are scheduled to occur on Sunday, 15 October 2006. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of the party they belong, but form electoral platforms with different names for the purpose.

Elections

Municipal mayoralties

Municipality of Athens

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Nikitas Kaklamanis		New Democracy
Spyros Halvatzis		Communist Party of Greece/ Democratic Social Movement
Costas Skandalidis		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Alexis Tsipras		Coalition of the Radical Left	Anoixti Poli
Dimitrios Zaphiropoulos		Patriotic Alliance	Athens Greek City

The Acropolis in central Athens is home to ancient monuments of Athens — a mainstay of its thriving tourism industry Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Ath na) is the capital of Greece, and also the capital of the Attica region of Greece. ... New Democracy logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Party logo New Democracy (ND, Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία, Nea Dhimokratia), founded in 1974, is the main center-right liberal-conservative political party in Greece. ... Image File history File links kke_sima The uploader claims that this image is of course public domain. ... Image File history File links Dhkki. ... Party logo The Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas), better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (usually pronounced koo-koo-eh) , is the communist party in Greece. ... The Democratic Social Movement (Greek: Dimokratiko Koinoniko Kinima (), Δημοκρατικο Κοινωνικο Κινημα ()) was a Greek democratic socialist political party. ... PASOK Green Sun logo Had to be edited with the GIMP to remove some of its background. ... Party logo The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima, ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a Greek social democratic political party. ... Image File history File links Syrizalogo. ... SYRIZA symbol Coalition of the Radical Left (in Greek: Synaspismos tis Rizospastikis Aristeras or SYRIZA) is a coalition of left political parties in Greece. ... Dimitris Zaphiropoulos (born 1973) is the leader of the far-right Patriotic Alliance, a minor Greek political party. ... Patriotic Alliance (Greek: Πατριωτική Συμμαχία, Patriotiki Symmachia, PATRIS) is a far-right Greek nationalist political party founded in 2004. ...

Municipality of Piraeus

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Christos Agrapidis		New Democracy
Panagiotis Fasoulas		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
		Communist Party of Greece
Th. Dritsas		Coalition of the Radical Left
		Popular Orthodox Rally

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Municipality of Thessaloniki

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Vassilis Papageorgopoulos		New Democracy
Agapios Sahinis		Communist Party of Greece
Chrysa Arapoglou		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Yannis Boutaris		Independent
Georgios Karatzaferis		Popular Orthodox Rally
Tassos Kourakis		Coalition of the Radical Left	Thessaloniki ton Politon kai tis Oikologias

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Super-Prefectural elections

Athens-Piraeus

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Fofi Gennimata		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Argyris Dinopoulos		New Democracy
George Mavrikos		Communist Party of Greece
Yannis Panousis		Coalition of the Radical Left
Evangelos Papadopoulos		Popular Orthodox Rally

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Drama-Kavala-Xanthi

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Constantine Tatsis		New Democracy
Gulbeyaz Kara Hasan		Panhellenic Socialist Movement

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Prefectural elections

Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External...

Athens Prefecture

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Yiannis Sgouros		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Fotini Pipili		New Democracy

Athens is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... PASOK Green Sun logo Had to be edited with the GIMP to remove some of its background. ... Party logo The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima, ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a Greek social democratic political party. ... New Democracy logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Party logo New Democracy (ND, Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία, Nea Dhimokratia), founded in 1974, is the main center-right liberal-conservative political party in Greece. ...

Piraeus Prefecture

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Yiannis Michas		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Spiros Spyridon		New Democracy

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Thessaloniki Prefecture

Candidate	Party		Platform	1st Round	%	Seats	2nd Round	%	Seats
Voula Patoulidou		Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panagiotis Psomiadis		New Democracy