ELAS forms coordination committees in 59 constituencies
The Greek Left Alliance, known as ELAS, has established Coordination Committees in all 59 electoral constituencies across Greece, creating its organizational structure for local activity and election preparations.
A total of 596 members will serve on the committees and will be responsible for establishing local organizations in municipalities and municipal districts across the country.
Local activity and election coordination
According to ELAS, the Coordination Committees will oversee local activities, support initiatives, register new members and promote the alliance's fundraising campaign.
Under a decision by the alliance's collective bodies, members of the committees responsible for coordinating the election campaign will not stand as candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Committees formed in eastern Macedonia and Thrace
In the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Coordination Committees have been established in Evros, Drama, Kavala, Xanthi and Rodopi.
In Meriç, the committee includes Christos Arikas, Smaro Valavanidou, Nikos Giannakiris, Eliza Kalesi, Margarita Kokkori, Marios Moutousidis, Athanasios Skarlatidis, Stylianos Siropoulos and Petros Hasanidis. Eliza Kalesi has been appointed platform coordinator.
In Drama, the committee includes Xenofon Karamanidis, Charitomeni Kozaki, Panagiotis Kotzambasis, Evangelia Koutoulianou and Ioannis Hatzatoglou. Charitomeni Kozaki has been appointed platform coordinator.
In Kavala, the committee includes Eleni Vogiatzis, Makis Giannopoulakis, Babis Iliadis, Iosif Kotaidis and Viki Samioti.
In İskeçe, the members are Charikleia Giannakidou, Christos Gkarbounis, Vasilis Karagiorgos, Erkan Bozoglou and Hasan Buyuklou.
In Rodopi, the committee includes Evangelia-Ionela Kola, Anna Maria Mavrona, Mustafa Mustafa tou Moumin and Bilge Ferhat.
Nationwide organizational expansion
The formation of the committees is part of ELAS's plan to expand its local organizational network across Greece and coordinate its activities ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
