Kostas Peletidis
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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.
Quick Facts Mayor of Patras, Personal details ...
Kostas Peletidis | |
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Κώστας Πελετίδης | |
Mayor of Patras | |
Assumed office 1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) | |
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Born | Ryaki, Greece |
Political party | KKE |
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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]