Kostas_Peletidis

Kostas Peletidis

Kostas Peletidis

Greek politician

Konstantinos Peletidis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πελετίδης; born 1953) is a Greek cardiologist and politician. A member of the communist party of Greece, he has served as Mayor of Patras since 1 September 2014.[1] He was born in the village of Ryaki in Northern Greece and studied medicine in Italy. Afterwards, he worked as a cardiologist in Edessa before later settling in Patras with his wife and daughter.

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Peletidis is notable for his denial of municipal campaign space to the Neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. In 2015, then-MP candidate Michalis Arvanitis brought charges of dereliction of duty against Peletidis for this, but in 2017 a local misdemeanors court cleared the charges.[2][3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Δήμος Πατρέων: Πρώτος ο Πελετίδης, δεύτερος ο Αλεξόπουλος". ProtoThema (in Greek). 26 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    Newsroom (23 February 2017). "Patra mayor's trial over Golden Dawn candidate's suit starts | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Newsroom (13 February 2017). "Patra mayor vows to keep fighting neo-Nazi Golden Dawn | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    Newsroom (23 February 2017). "Court clears Patra mayor, who denied GD a platform | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.


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