The 2023 Cretan regional election took place on 8 October 2023, simultaneously with the rest of Greece.

The left-wing candidate, former SYRIZA MP Spyros Danellis, came in second with 11 percent.

The KKE candidate, Alekos Marinakis, received 8 percent of the vote.

The anticapitalist list failed to obtain 3% of the votes, thus losing its representation in the Council.

[3] Shortly after, Stavros Arnaoutakis announced the members of his fourth regional cabinet.