By the decision of the Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the European champion with the National team in 2004, Giourkas Seitaridis, “will join the common effort for a modern and European Greece, fighting the national elections of May 21 New Democracy ballot in the prefecture of Ioannina”.

Earlier it was known that he was withdrawing from the Ioannina ballot Mr. Stavros Kalogiannis. In particular, in its announcement about Mr. Kalogiannis, the ND says:

New Democracy warmly thanks Stavros Kalogiannis for his long and valuable contribution to parliamentarism and the faction. A political path that has been inextricably linked to moral values ​​and ideological principles, which he will continue to honor.

Stavros Kalogiannis was a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015, and also during the current parliamentary term. From 2004 to 2009, he was the Deputy Minister of PE.HO.DE. with responsibility for Spatial Planning and the Environment, while from 2012 to 2013 he was Deputy Minister of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.

Throughout his parliamentary career, Mr. Kalogiannis honored the citizens of Ioannina who trusted him and remains active in the fight for a better future for Ioannina and for Greece, with a self-reliant New Democracy and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Who is Jurkas Seitaridis?

Jurkas Seitaridis grew up in Ioannina, where he finished school. As a footballer, he holds a series of great sports awards, the most notable of which is winning the 2004 European Championship with the Greek National Team, where he was named a member of the best eleven of the tournament, while he has been voted as a member of the best eleven of all time in Greek football.

Giorkas Seitaridis honored the shirt with the national emblem for many years, while at the collective level he started his career at Katsikas Ioannina and then played for PAS Ioannina, Panathinaikos, with whom he won two championships and two Greek Cups, as well as abroad , at Porto, where he won domestic titles and the Intercontinental Cup, at Dynamo Moscow and Atlético Madrid.

In 2019, he was elected a municipal councilor of the Municipality of Athens and is currently the Vice President of OPANDA (Culture, Sports and Youth Organization of the Municipality of Athens). He speaks four foreign languages ​​and holds UEFA A, UEFA B and UEFA C coaching diplomas. He is married and has one daughter.