His return Pavlos Polakis V Chania Newsletter SYRIZA, after weeks of uncertainty over the fate of his candidacy, is sparking renewed interest in the campaign in that constituency, especially among major opposition party candidates. Chania, in any case, has always had certain features.

Second by size constituency of Crete from the 1981 elections until the 2009 elections, it was one of PASOK’s “castles” and its dominance was uncontested. However, Konstantinos Mitsotakis retained a strong position in this constituency due to his origins. N.D. she failed to arrive first in Chania. The biggest difference from PASOK it was just over 30 percentage points in the 1981 parliamentary elections, when Andreas Papandreou’s party won 55.26% of the vote, in a second ND. be limited to 25.12%. Even in 2007, when N.D. he won three of the four seats in the district, he did so not because he nominated, but because of the allocation of seats.

Change of baton

Since May 2012, SYRIZA has taken the first place in Chania. The left first gained a seat in the region in 1989, when Yiannis Dragasakis was elected from the United Coalition. In the 2012 dual elections, SYRIZA won one seat despite finishing first in votes and percentage (17.19%). George Stathakis was elected. In terms of the distribution of places, ND turned out to be the most favorable, having won the other three. PASOK, which crashed in May 2012, managed to maintain second place in Chania with 13.92%.

The special relationship of the Mitsotakis family with Chania was confirmed by 13.40% of the votes won by the Democratic Alliance, the party of Dora Bakoyannis, which came in third. SYRIZA also led the June 2012 elections with 33.77%. But he got one seat again and it was won by Giorgos Statakis. ND, to which Ms. Bakoyannis returned, came in second with 20.43% and got three spots.

Pavlos Polakis’ star rose in January 2015 when SYRIZA again took first place with a percentage of 43.07% and secured three of the four regional spots. ND, although it came in second with 19.81%, failed to secure a seat in Chania. Fourth in the district was Potami, who came in third with 12.16%. The once mighty PASOK was in seventh place with a percentage of just 2.87%. In September 2015, all four seats in the constituencies went to deputies from SYRIZA. However, in 2019 the official opposition party, although the first with 37.35%, won only one seat and elected Pavlos Polakis along with N.D. to win the other three.

Ms. Bakoyannis will again be a ND candidate in the upcoming elections. in Chania, and after the death of Manousos Voloudakis, his wife Sevi Amanatidou-Voloudakis is likely to be a candidate. Vassilis Digalakis will also be a candidate again.

For SYRIZA, the return of Pavlos Polakis to the ballot increases competition. Giorgos Statakis will again be a candidate, and the announced voting list includes Maggie Arsenides, Valia Vagionakis and Katerina Manimanakis.

expectations

In Harilau-Trikoupi, they expect an increase in the presence and share of PASOK throughout Crete, and do not rule out that a reversal may occur in some regions. It is believed that the origin of Nikos Androulakis from Megalonissos and the long-term dominance of the party in all four prefectures favors the regions of Crete to signal a complete reset of the party. In the 2019 elections, PASOK managed to increase its percentage in Chania compared to the 2015 electoral competition and received 6.54% of the vote, which secured it the third place. However, this was below the percentage share of the party in the province, which was 8.10%. In the upcoming elections in Chania, Vassilis Kontezakis, Evangeli Kouroupakis, Thassos Kouroupakis, Pantelis Petsetakis and Maria Helioudakis will be PASOK candidates.