Lawyers across Greece are participating in elections to choose the new administrations for their Bar Associations. In major cities such as Athens, Piraeus, and Thessaloniki, the electoral process is expected to extend over two days. A total of 46,876 lawyers nationwide are eligible to vote for new four-year term administrations.
Athens Bar Association: Eight Presidential Candidates
The Athens Bar Association (DSA), the largest in Greece, sees eight candidates competing for the presidency. These candidates are vying for the votes of 24,694 active members. The voting process for the president and the counselors is conducted separately, with ten ballots available for the counselor positions.
Presidential Candidates for the Athens Bar Association (in alphabetical order):
- Dimitris Anastasopoulos
- Antonis Antanasiotis
- Michalis Kalantzopoulos
- Thomas Kamenopoulos
- Thanasis Kampagiannis
- Andreas Koutsolambros
- Alexandros Mantzoutsos
- Themis Sofos
Voting hours are from 07:00 to 19:00 on both election days.
Thessaloniki Bar Association: Ten Presidential Candidates
In Thessaloniki, 6,747 active members of the Bar Association (DSTH) are casting their votes. Ten candidates are running for president, with nine of them leading slates of counselor candidates. A total of 216 counselor candidates are participating in the elections. The polling stations are located on the ground floor of the city’s Judicial Building, with voting also taking place from 07:00 to 19:00 on both days.
A run-off election is anticipated for the DSTH a week later (December 6 and 7) between the top two presidential candidates. The new 25-member administrative board will serve a four-year term, commencing on January 1, 2026, and concluding at the end of 2029.
Presidential Candidates for the Thessaloniki Bar Association (in alphabetical order):
- Panagiotis Giannopoulos (“Open Horizons”)
- Ilias Gkindis (“Lawyering in Practice”)
- Charalambos Kouroundis (“Alternative Initiative of Lawyers”)
- Michalis Konstantinidis (“Militant Mobilization of Lawyers”)
- Zoi Mizeli (independent)
- Maria (Marousa) Protopapadaki (“Together for Lawyering”)
- Petros Samaras (“Modern Current of Lawyers”)
- Vasilis Siaperas (“ACTUS”)
- Giannis Stefanou (“Lawyers First”)
- Dimitris Finokaliotis (“Lawyer’s Vanguard”)
Elections are taking place today in 63 Bar Associations across the country.
Source: https://www.news247.gr/ellada/stis-kalpes-oi-dikigoroi-gia-tin-anadeixi-neas-dioikisis-oi-ipopsifioi-stin-athina/
