Mr. Moses Elisaf raised a new mayor of Ioannina.
Mr. Elisaf is now the first Jewish mayor of the country. In the 161 polling stations of the municipality of Ioannina, the percentage of his party, Mr. Moses Elisaf, reached 50.33% and the current mayor 49.67%.
In a statement, Mr. Elisaf from his election campaign center thanked those who supported his struggle. In particular, he said: “Today, Ioannina made a big overturn, a big leap of progress. I feel deep emotion and heavy responsibility towards all my colleagues. I want to thank from the bottom of my heart all those who have supported us in this difficult and painful struggle. I would like to address those who did not vote to tell them that the elections are over and in the new era we will all go together. I want to congratulate Mr Thomas Bega. By addressing to the heads of all their factions, I assure them that the next day they will find us together, join forces to get the city of Ioannina high. I thank all my associates, all the members of the faction that each of his own dither has put his stump on the current outcome. With the same ethos, with the same values and principles, we will be in the next four years. With a goal … Ioannina of the New Age “.
Mr. Elisaf is a professor of pathology at the Medical School of the University of Ioannina and director of the 2nd Pathological Clinic of PGNI. For 17 years he is President of the Jewish community of Ioannina, is a member of the Board of Governors of the Central Hellenic Council of Greece, and served for two years as General Secretary of the Board of Directors of The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS).