LOCAL ELECTIONS

Politics are very important in Greece. Greek men spend a lot of time discussing politics and an election is a big event. Nothing gets done work-wise around an election as so many people are involved and with a local election this is even more so than with a national election. Before the election posters are put up and there are processions in cars with horns blaring, speeches, cheering and of course parties and social gatherings. The day of the election is a holiday and everyone votes and then, as soon as the results are announced, it isn’t long before complete bedlam breaks out with fireworks, gun fire, and car and scooter horns blaring away.

This autumn was election time in Greece and there was a local election for the mayor. Paxos now has its own mayor who is responsible for a number of issues on the island and the general consensus was that the current mayor had been doing a good job, cleaning up the island, and sorting out the infrastructure. This was borne out by the fact that he was elected by a large majority for another four-year period in office.

Chris Griffiths - Travel a la carte.
PAXOS.
email: chris@travelalacarte.co.uk