On the last straight to elections in “TO”beginning with Athenswill present in a series of publications the main electoral characteristics of each of them. constituencies of the country, the strength of parties in previous elections and the main candidates. The struggle of candidates will take place in the first electoral competition by simple proportionality, since if there are repeat elections, they will be held according to lists.

Greece’s largest constituency before the dictatorship, currently the fourth largest, Athens A retains a special symbolism, as strong leaders of all parties are traditionally elected here. It coincides with the boundaries of the municipality of Athens and in the 2019 elections, out of 476,050 registered voters, 243,023 voted and participation reached 51.05%. In the June 2012 elections, he won 17 seats, which fell to 14 in the next in January 2015, based on the 2011 census data. In the upcoming elections, according to the 2021 census data, the seats of First Athens are reduced by one.

Based on the results of post-colonial elections, the “identity” of the region can be defined as center-right. In 27 electoral contests since coming to power until today – 18 parliamentary elections and 9 European elections – N.D. won Athens A 20 times, PASOK three times and SYRIZA four times.

For SYRIZA, the electoral boom in May 2012 was symbolically marked by the “conquest” of Athens A, where it prevailed, although the percentage received by it in this constituency was only 19.12%. In the next elections in June 2012 it returned to the top spot, but in January and September 2015 the region was again won by SYRIZA, which also came first in the 2014 European elections. PASOK won Athens A in 1981 as in the national elections , and in the European elections and again in the 2009 national elections.

In the most recent elections in 2019, the ND won seven seats. SYRIZA received four places, while PASOK, KKE and MERA 25 received one each.

Which first-class officials of ND and SYRIZA will fight a cross battle in the region, electing one less deputy.

The reduction of seats by one, as well as new candidates in Athens, portend a tough election campaign. For N.D. in 2019, Olga Kefalogianni, Vassilis Kikilias, Thanos Plevris, Nikitas Kaklamanis, Angelos Sirygos, Fotini Pipili and the retired, now independent Konstantinos Bogdanos were elected. With three ministers and two former ministers among the elected, the competition is already high. And the battle for Athens is getting even tougher as digital governance minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis will be Athens A’s candidate in the upcoming elections, as will Anna Rokofillou, daughter of former PASOK minister Christos Rokofillou. Mr. Pierrakakis descends to the mainstream political scene with the dowry of being one of the government’s most successful ministers. Ms. Rokofillou, who served as deputy mayor in the municipality of Athens, is not a random and insignificant candidate in the competition.

The first MPs from SYRIZA in Athens are Nikos Voutsis, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, Nikos Filis, Christophoros Bernardakis, and Angeliki Adamopoulou was added as a transition from MeRA25 to the parliamentary group of the official opposition party. A new strong candidate is, until recently, the representative of the party, Nasos Iliopoulos. The struggle between the candidates is expected with interest, as it is assumed that Tzanakopoulos-Iliopoulos will join forces in order to elect both.

Athens has a name for PASOK: Kostas Skandalidis. The former minister and current parliamentary representative of the party has been elected continuously in Athens since 2000, when he ran as a candidate for the Dodecanese, and after. However, PASOK is looking to significantly increase its stake in Attica. The first candidate in Athens will be Pavlos Herulanos, who is considered to have a solid base and has increased his political influence through the municipality of Athens. With his previous public service as a municipal councilor, Roxani Bey is entering the main political stage, while Zefi Dimadama, Manos Epitropakis, Dimitris Oikonomou and others will participate in the voting.

From the KKE, Liana Canelli is permanently elected to Athens.