The first 17 MEP candidates of NIKIS were presented by the Democratic Patriotic Movement party, officially announcing its candidacy for the upcoming European elections on June 9.

Among them is the Professor of Seismology and Director of the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, Akis Tselentis and the well-known actor Nikos Anadiotis.

“As in the selection of candidates for the national elections, so also for the European elections, NIKI chooses as candidates, people who live experientially the tradition of Romiosyny and that is why it is an honor for us to have them participate in our ballots.

The candidates that we are announcing today, as well as those that will be announced in the next period, are distinguished for their Faith, patriotism, commitment to the sacred institution of the traditional family, seriousness, like-mindedness, the spirit of cooperation, their high professional training and were chosen by the organs of the Movement. They are elite members, both in the local societies where they are active, and nationwide and therefore, adorn our ballots, the announcement states.

The first 17, out of 42 candidates of the Democratic Patriotic Movement “NIKI” are the following:

1) Stavropoulos Georgios Athens FETCS, MBA Director of Cardiac Surgery Clinic GNA “Ippokrateio”

2) Tselentis Gerasimos (Akis) Athens Professor of Seismology, University of Athens
Director of the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens
Director of the National Tsunami Center

3) Iliopoulos Fotis Patra Specialist Orthodontist

4) Anadiotis Nikolaos Aegios Actor

5) Chiotakakos Dimitrios Attiki PhD in IT & Telecommunications Business Consultant

6) Kalyviotis Raphael Athens Political Scientist Min. PhD in Geopolitics, Coordinator of the Network of Greek Conservatives, Executive in the shipping industry, Regular Columnist at the Hestia and Demokratia Newspapers, Co-founder of the informational website newsfire.gr Administrator of the political channel Right2thebone

7) Magginas Nikolaos Evros Lawyer, Forester Environmentalist MSc in environmental policy and integrated rural development.

8) Samaras Anestis Christianidis Aridea Economist

9) Karaiskos Konstantinos Komotini Teacher of Secondary Education Municipal Councilor of Komotini with the Spartakos Citizens Faction, former Director of ANTIFONITIS newspaper

10) Intzes Ioannis Pieria Lieutenant General Department Head of National Defense NIKIS

11) Kostidis Avraam Thessaloniki Tour Guide

12) Ganoti Martha Volos Retired Bank Clerk

13) Pelidou Herrieta Thessaloniki Doctor, Professor of Neurology at the University of Ioannina

14) Foussa Athina Ioannina Legal Entrepreneur

15) Georgios Vlachopoulos Munich, Germany Lawyer Athens-Munich

16) Kalaitzatonakis Spyridon Emmanuel Rethymno Hagiographer

17) Anthrakevis Georgios Athens Dr. Law of the University of Hamburg, Lawyer of Athens and Postdoctoral Researcher of the Athens University of Economics