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Greece
Mayor of Volos Suspended from Duty
Businessman and mayor of Volos-Greece, Achilleas Beos, has been officially suspended from his duties, as he is due to stand trial for allegedly being part of a ring that fixed soccer matches when he was the chairman of the...
Diaspora
32-Year-Old Mayor Elected in Mykonos
The 32-year-old Konstantinos Koukas is the newly elected mayor of the island of Mykonos and is among Greece’s youngest mayors.
The new mayor who will be ruling for the next five years won over his opponent, Andreas Fiorentinos, with a...
Australia
Third Greek Mayor Elected in Melbourne
Greek Australian Lambros Tapinos was elected Mayor for the second time. Tapinos is Mayor of Moreland in Melbourne, where thousands of Greeks live as well as people from different countries.
Mr. Tapinos is the third Greek elected mayor in the...
Australia
Second Greek Mayor Elected in Australia
On November 12, the Greek Australian Jim Grivokostopoulos was elected mayor in a large municipality of Melbourne. At the same time, Mary Lalita was reelected as mayor of Whittlesea this week.
Moreover, Grivokostopoulos is the first Greek Mayor of Manningham...
Canada
Montreal: Greek Candidates Win Elections
A new political landscape emerged in the municipality of Montreal since Denis Coderre was elected mayor.The new mayor took 32% of the ballots, followed by Melanie Joly, a newcomer in municipal elections, who stole the spotlight leaving behind traditional parties with 26%.
Of...
Greece
Danish Couple Visiting Crete for 27 Years Honored by Local Authorities
A Danish couple, who have been visiting the city of Aghios Nikolaos for the past 27 years, was honored on May 30 by the city's mayor. Jethe Outzen and her hursband, Morten Boysen say that Aghios Nikolaos is their...