After the revelations a couple of candidate Municipal Councilor of EDEK, that he has been convicted for the rape of a minor, the get together withdraws his candidacy, stressing that the legal guidelines don’t permit the events to analyze upfront the felony report of the candidates.
In a associated announcement, EDEK notes that “on the directions of the President of the get together, Marinou Sizopoulos, a candidate municipal councilor was faraway from the EDEK poll, instantly after we had been knowledgeable by publications concerning the earlier conviction of the candidate in query, for a felony offense and after that the competent our bodies of EDEK investigated the article”.
They add that “sadly, the legal guidelines don’t permit the events, in circumstances of elections, to analyze upfront the felony information of candidates”.
In conclusion, EDEK states that “with the specific directions of the President of the get together, it acted shortly and it was determined to take away the candidate from the poll”.