2024-03-05 21:36:56
The mayor of Ioannina, Thomas Begas, will participate in the new administrative board of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece, being the only elected member from Epirus to be elected, as the mayor of Nikolaos Skoufas, Konstantinos Papasiozos, and the former mayor of Igoumenitsa, Yiannis Lolos, failed to gather the required number of votes.
The winner of the KEDE elections was, as expected, the mayor of Ampelokipi – Menemeni Lazaros Kyrizoglou, with the “Modern Strong Municipalities” faction being voted by 348 elected officials and receiving a percentage of 65.78%, electing 20 of the 31 members of the new Board of Directors “Self-Governing Now” led by the mayor of Athens Haris Doukas received 155 votes (29.30%) and nine seats, while the People’s Coalition received 18 votes (3.40%) and will have one seat in the new Board of Directors, represented by the mayor of Patraion, Kostas Peletidis. The 31st seat is automatically occupied by the mayor of Athens.
Thomas Begas, who was a candidate with Haris Doukas, collected 75 votes and emerged second among the mayoral candidates of his party. The mayor of Neapolis – Sykeon, Simos Danielidis, emerged first in votes.
“The elections for the selection of the new board of directors of KEDE were a battle of opinions and ideas. This battle was not won by our faction “Self-Government Now”, but the fight for the defense of an autonomous and guardian-free self-government continues with our participation in the new body. I want to thank Haris Doukas from the bottom of my heart for the honorable proposal that he made for me to be included in the party’s ballot and all my colleagues who honored me with their vote, so that I could be elected a member of the new Board of Directors. With its formation, a lot of work awaits us to be able to move self-government forward through our leading collective body”, states T. Begas in his statement.
Outside the Board of Directors K. Papasiozos and I. Lolos
From the majority faction “Modern Strong Municipalities”, the head of the major opposition of the Municipality of Igoumenitsa, Yiannis Lolos, came close to being elected. The former mayor collected 82 votes and was ranked 9th among the municipal councilors, with the first eight votes being elected. Mayor Nik. Skoufa Konstantinos Papasiozos collected 42 votes and was in last place among the mayors.
Wishes and messages from Chr. Tsirogiannis
Congratulations to the new president of KEDE Lazaros Kyrizoglou and the newly elected members of the Board, wishing a successful and useful term for the Self-Government and the citizens, expresses the head of the major opposition in the Municipality of Artaia Christos Tsirogiannis, who was a member of the previous Board. of KEDE.
“With the election of the new board of KEDE, another chapter was closed for me, since in recent years I had the honor of representing not only Arta but the entire Epirus, on the Board of Directors. of the Union of all mayors. It was an honor that I enjoyed, I won it in an open election and I want to believe that I served it responsibly. Now we continue, we go for more, always keeping in mind the good of Arta, our prefecture and Epirus. And as the poet says “nothing is lost in your lost life”.