2024-05-05 09:54:02
The process of electing a new administration for the Compulsory Solid Waste Management Association for the people who supported the election of the mayor of Preveza Nikos Georgakos for the presidency turned into a “Scottish shower”, as it could not be combined with the election of the vice-mayor of Ioannina Makis Chrysostomos in vice presidency.
The joy of N. Georgakos for his festive election with 22 votes against only six of his opponent, was followed by gloom over the election of Tatiana Kalogiannis to the position of vice-president, not hiding his displeasure, with the most characteristic scene being the flight of him, in order not to be photographed with her, when she sat next to him.
However, Mr. Georgakos’ dysthymia may not only have to do with the difficult … symbiosis that awaits him, but also with the fact that he was not able to reciprocate the support of the forces of the center-left in his person, with the support of his candidacy Maki Chrysostomou. Although the election of Mrs. Kalogiannis may be due to a certain extent to votes from self-governing members of the center-left, as the leader of the “Ioannina_2023” faction made a personal fight, addressing everyone without exception, no matter where they come from. And it is possible that some of them were convinced…
“Balance exercises” by T. Bega
The mayor of Ioannina, Thomas Begas, kept a clear distance from all sides in his statements today, who is to a certain extent responsible for the election of T. Kalogiannis over the vice-mayor of M. Chrysostomos, since he was the one who sent her to the Municipality. S. of ASDSA Epirus. And apparently he could foresee himself vying for a position at the top of the management pyramid. The question is why she allowed M. Chrysostomou to enter against her, with the result that today she is considered both in the camp of the winners and in the camp of the defeated.
Mr. Begas implied in his statements that he had no say in their decision, noting that the municipal council legally chose its representatives on the Board of Directors of the Agency and from then on anyone could choose whether to try to elected to a position of responsibility.
He defended, once again, the choice of the municipal authority to send T. Kalogiannis to the Board of Directors, repeating that Mrs. Kalogiannis has both the knowledge and the competence to represent the Municipality in this specific matter. “We have consciously chosen to cooperate with the entire opposition in order to manage the municipality, not with a single-kingdom concept, but with dialogue and open ears,” he added and called the choice of the major opposition to appeal against the municipal council’s decision wrong on a political level. council. “Our own political choice, not only in relation to FODSA, but in general, was to have expanded representation on various Boards of Directors and from the opposition factions. The right of the community to choose with which people to represent itself, does not at all infringe the right of the opposition, as the legislator has foreseen how to protect it, since in any case it would have an elector as a member of the new board of directors of the Agency”, he said, while responding to a question about the criticisms of the major opposition regarding the payment of pre-election bills to the choice of Mrs. Kalogiannis, the mayor emphasized: “I answer with one question: If we take into account that the percentage of the major opposition faction in the first round was much smaller from what she received in the second, should we seek repayment of promissory notes on her part?’
As far as Mr. Chrysostomou is concerned, he tried to “gild the pill”, saying that he is an important partner of his and already the work he has done on his subject is evident. “It is important for the Municipality that from now on he will devote all his energy to the critical sector, which he has undertaken as deputy mayor, that of waste management, and believe me that together we will achieve brilliant results in the future, because he is very well versed in situation and a very capable partner”, he said.
Finally, more generally about the result of the elections to the ASDSA of Epirus, he emphasized that the most important thing now is to continue the work done in the previous period, in which he was the vice-president of the Agency. “I hope the next day will be creative, because our country deserves a modern integrated waste management for the quality of life of the citizens and for the protection of the environment. I wish the new administration good success and I declare that as a member of the Board of Directors I will be by her side with my experience and with a willingness to cooperate in order to achieve the best results for Epirus”, he emphasized.