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Greek local elections

Chalkidiki Pro-Mining Mayor Loses Ballot

An all-night vote count local elections in the Aristotelis municipality of Chalkidiki ended on Monday morning with Giannis Michos getting a slim majority over Christos Pachtas. A member of the Skouries Movement, Michos collected 8,031 votes with 51.79% over mayor Pachtas,...

Homeless Engineer Running for Councillor in Larissa

A homeless former engineer will run for councillor in Larissa, central Greece at the forthcoming municipal elections. He will pe running as part of the “Town Identity” local political platform. “This man is homeless, he addressed the Mayor of Larissa and the latter...

Changes to Pre-election Period of Greek Local Elections

On the basis of the amendment proposed to Parliament by the Greek Minister of Interior, Yiannis Michelakis, the campaign period for the Greek local elections will be reduced from two to one month. According to Yiannis Michelakis' amendment, which was included in...