Greek Elections 2023: The difference between ND and SYRIZA over twenty points

Shortly after 06:00 on Monday morning, and with the integration of votes having reached 99.57%, the sweeping victory of New Democracy over SYRIZA with a difference of more than 20 percentage points is now clearly visible. Today (22.05), the cycle of investigative orders is expected to begin, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis receiving the first order from the President of the Republic.

According to what has been said by the political leaders, in the previous period, the exploratory contacts are expected to have a procedural nature, which means that the country is headed for new elections. The second round of the elections will take place with the system of enhanced proportionality and as everything shows it is likely to be held on June 25.

Greek “political earthquake”: Mitsotakis tp the President for mandate, new polls on June 25

How the map is shaped based on the result – ND is first in 58 of the 59 regions

New Democracy managed to be on top in 58 out of 59 constituencies. With 99.56% of the vote integrated, New Democracy prevails with a margin ranging from 5.67% (Arta) to 35.26% (Lakonia) from the second party. In 54 constituencies the difference is in the double digits, while in 39-40 the distance from the second party is more than 20 points.

The best performances are in the regions of Laconia (49.78%), Dodecanese (49.93%), Cyclades (47.51%), First Piraeus (48.54%), Chios (46.14%), Evrytania ( 45.17%), Serres (46.97%), Fokida (46.23%), Kastoria (46.84%) and Karditsa (46.34%). The lowest percentages were obtained in the constituencies of Rodopi (33.19%), First Thessaloniki (34.14%), Achaia (33.94%), Western Sector of Athens (34.46%) and Xanthi (35.91%) .

In the only constituency where New Democracy is not ahead is Rodopi, in which SYRIZA prevails with 33.19%. SYRIZA is second in 51 regions and third in 7. The best percentage is recorded in Rhodope, followed by the electoral districts of Arta (31.76%), Xanthi (26.47%), Achaia (27.02%), Aetoloakarnania (25.84%), Kefallinia (26.09%) and Florina (24.74%). On the contrary, the lowest percentages were obtained in Chios (12.36%), Drama (13.89%), Laconia (13.79%), Kilkis (13.63%) and Serres (10.92%).

What are the differences between the 2019 and 2023 elections

The 2019 elections were held after the collaboration government of SYRIZA with the party of Independent Greeks and with the system of enhanced proportionality, giving the New Democracy a clear mandate to govern. Based on the percentages, SYRIZA kept its forces, while New Democracy managed to reach a breath before 40%.

2019 election results

On the other hand, the elections that took place on Sunday (21.05) were done with the simple proportional system after a self-sufficient government that exhausted the four-year term. Here it can be seen that New Democracy managed to increase the percentage it had received in 2019 and even without the system of enhanced proportionality. On the other hand, the percentages of SYRIZA decreased by ten points.

2023 election result

Furthermore, PASOK – Movement for Change managed to increase its percentages by 3 percentage points. The Hellenic Solution also succeeded in increasing its percentages, while MeRA 25 failed to gather the 3% required to enter the Parliament.

“Tomorrow I will follow what the Constitution provides,” Mitsotakis said

Moved by the result, Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared, speaking of the catalytic messages of the ballot box. “New Democracy has the approval to govern independently and strongly. The voters demanded it emphatically. They asked us to run the reforms for better wages, better health and a safe Greece” he said, among other things. K. Mitsotakis did not say anything more in relation to the exploratory mandate, saying that “tomorrow I will follow what the Constitution provides”. However, he added his firm position that “the mathematics of simple proportionality points to party haggling” and that “big changes are brought about by stable governments.”

The prime minister announced, in effect, second elections, saying that “we are all called upon to speed up the process, so that the homeland has an experienced hand at the wheel”. Mr. Mitsotakis insisted that the country needs a strong government that believes in and is able to implement the necessary reforms. He spoke of a “political earthquake”, referring to hie party’s Sunday electoral triumph of New Democracy, and pointed out that the Greek citizens gave an order for an experienced hand at the helm of the country, approving his and the ND’s choice for an independent Greece and an independent New Democracy. Mr. Mitsotakis reiterated that he will strictly abide by the constitutional imperatives regarding the process of investigative orders, repeating his firm view that the country cannot engage in fruitless party haggling.

The prime minister addressed in a united manner, as he characteristically said, to all those who hesitated to take the step this time and meaningfully emphasized that with self-criticism and the pursuit of continuous improvement we will march towards the Greece of 2027. “Tonight a circle closes and at the same time a new one opens another, which we will go through together”, said the Prime Minister in his statement. This is what the voters asked for in an emphatic and absolute way. They asked us to make faster progress”, said the prime minister.

“Struggles have both victories and defeats” Tsipras said after the result

Immediately after the announcement of the results, Alexis Tsipras congratulated Kyriakos Mitsotakis by phone and then made the following statement: “The election result is extremely negative for SYRIZA. A while ago I contacted Kyriakos Mitsotakis and congratulated him on his victory.

Struggles have both wins and losses. Our collective bodies will convene immediately to evaluate the election results. The election cycle is not yet over, however, as there will most likely be a runoff. Therefore, we do not have the margin of time.

We must immediately make all the necessary changes so that we can fight the next crucial and final electoral battle on the best possible terms. I want to thank from the bottom of my heart the hundreds of thousands of citizens who supported us with their votes and above all the thousands of members and friends of SYRIZA who fought the difficult electoral battle.”