Leros Municipal Council Re-elects Leadership Without Surprises

Leros Municipal Council re-elected its leadership without surprises during a special meeting on Friday 3 July 2026 at the Angelios Cultural Centre beside the Church of Agios Fanourios in Xirokampos.

The council met to elect a new presidium and the members of the municipal committee for the second half of the current local government term.

Proceedings began with a minute's silence in memory of the late former mayor Ioannis Mavroudis.

The election then went ahead without changes to the people holding positions of responsibility, reflecting a decision to maintain continuity.

Following a proposal by mayor Timotheos Kottakis, Panagiotis Koumbaros was re-elected president of the municipal council with 12 votes in favour and four abstentions from Michalis Kolias's group.

Angelos Konstantinidis was elected vice-president unanimously after being nominated by opposition leader Michalis Kolias.

Eleni Chelmi was elected secretary unanimously following a proposal by Mr Kottakis.

Municipal committee members

A secret ballot followed to elect the municipal committee.

• Regular members from the mayor's group: Eleni Chelmi and Georgios Koutouzos.
• Substitute members from the mayor's group: Manolis Maravelias and Fragkos Dipieros.
• Regular members from the opposition group: Michalis Kolias and Vasilis Merampeliotis.
• Substitute opposition members: Angelos Konstantinidis and Nektarios Billis.

The procedure was conducted under law 5314/2026, Greece's new Local Government Code, and the relevant circular issued by the interior ministry.

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