According to the latest census conducted by ELSTAT in 2021, the legal population of Greece amounted to 9,716,889 people a slight decrease of 187,397 inhabitants from the 2011 census which recorded the legal population as being 9,904,286 inhabitants.
The detailed data of the Statistical Authority for 2021 by regional unit and municipal unit, will be published in the Official Gazette. They were sent to Interior Minister Makis Voridis in order to determine the new allocation of seats for the parliamentary elections in January.
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According to Proto Thema, a total of 16 seats are changing hands with the main consequence being the increased number of MP's elected in the districts of Athens, in which five additional MP's will be elected. Among the big losers are Epirus and Western Macedonia, who lose two seats.
In particular, based on the new population data, the Southern Sector of Athens II and the Eastern Attica region win two seats, while the Northern Sector of Athens II, the Western Sector of Athens II, and Thessaloniki A will have one additional seat, and Achaia.
On the other hand, these seats will be removed from First Piraeus, Serres, Fthiotida, Magnesia, Kozani, Arta, as well as Kastoria and Thesprotia, which will now become uni-seated regions.
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