Kostas Peletidis
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Kostas Peletidis | |
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| Κώστας Πελετίδης | |
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| Mayor ofPatras | |
| 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 thecommunist party of Greece,he has served as Mayor ofPatrassince 1 September 2014.[1]He was born in the village ofRyakiinNorthern Greeceand studied medicine in Italy. Afterwards, he worked as a cardiologist inEdessabefore later settling inPatraswith his wife and daughter.
Peletidis is notable for his denial of municipal campaign space to the Neo-Nazi partyGolden 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.Retrieved25 June2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^Newsroom (13 February 2017)."Patra mayor vows to keep fighting neo-Nazi Golden Dawn | eKathimerini.com".www.ekathimerini.com.Retrieved25 June2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^Newsroom (23 February 2017)."Court clears Patra mayor, who denied GD a platform | eKathimerini.com".www.ekathimerini.com.Retrieved25 June2023.
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