2002 Greek local elections

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The 2002 Greek local elections elected representatives to Greece's super-prefectures, 54 prefectures, provinces, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities.

The local elections in Greece traditionally occur during the month of October.

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[]

Candidates supported by New Democracy won in all the three major municipalities, Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus.

Municipality of Athens[]

Dora Bakoyannis, a prominent member of New Democracy, won the election and replaced Dimitris Avramopoulos as mayor of Athens (first term).

Municipality of Piraeus[]

was reelected mayor of Piraeus (second term) with the support of New Democracy.

Municipality of Thessaloniki[]

Vasilis Papageorgopoulos was reelected mayor of Thessaloniki with the support of New Democracy.

Super-Prefectural elections[]

Athens-Piraeus[]

Fofi Gennimata won the mainly ceremonial position of the super-prefect of Athens-Piraeus (first term) supported by PASOK. The coalition supported by New Democracy suffered a setback because of the unpopularity of and because of the candidacy of Georgios Karatzaferis.

Sub-prefectures of the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture

Athens Prefecture

Elected prefect: (supported by PASOK)

Piraeus Prefecture

Elected Prefect: (supported by PASOK)

Drama-Kavala-Xanthi[]

Evros-Rhodope[]

Prefectural elections[]

Thessaloniki Prefecture[]