Kostas Peletidis
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Kostas Peletidis | |
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| Κώστας Πελετίδης | |
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| Mayor of Patras | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ryaki, Greece |
| Political party | KKE |
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.
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[edit]
- ^ "Δήμος Πατρέων: Πρώτος ο Πελετίδης, δεύτερος ο Αλεξόπουλος". ProtoThema (in Greek). 26 May 2019.
- ^ Newsroom (23 February 2017). "Patra mayor's trial over Golden Dawn candidate's suit starts | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Newsroom (13 February 2017). "Patra mayor vows to keep fighting neo-Nazi Golden Dawn | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 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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