The municipal faction «All Together Kythira - Antikythira» continues its «barrage of attacks» with a press release issued today. The faction directly questions the mayor's systematic absence from both municipal council meetings and special accountability meetings, citing a lack of political responsibility and meaningful dialogue. According to the press release, this absence affects the ability to monitor the municipal authority and the functioning of institutions, and a clear statement is requested as to when and whether the mayor intends to actively participate in the municipality's key collective processes. The press release follows.
Kythira, Sunday, January 4, 2026
PRESS RELEASE
What's going on, Mr. Mayor? Two years of absence from the City Council. When will you be coming?;
The mayor's presence at the municipal council is not a formal obligation or a matter of goodwill. It is the core of the democratic functioning of the Municipality. The mayor is the political head of the administration, the person who proposes, decides, signs, and bears ultimate responsibility for everything that is done. ή are not done on site.
When the mayor is absent from the City Council, the very embodiment of political responsibility is absent. Municipal councillors cannot engage in political debate, cannot demand substantive explanations, cannot obtain commitments. The discussion turns into a procedural monologue without substance.
Even more revealing is the mayor's complete absence from the two-month accountability meetings. Where, institutionally, he is required to account for his actions, provide specific answers, and take responsibility. Instead, he has never appeared. At any meeting.
In his place, representatives, deputy mayors, or civil servants are sent, who bear no political responsibility and often respond with vague, fragmented, and irrelevant statements. Critical questions are turned into «canned» answers with no substance. The essence is lost. The ball is systematically thrown onto the platform.
This is not accountability. It is a sham process. It is evasion. It is a conscious choice to avoid political control.
The mayor cannot govern from a distance and be controlled by third parties. He cannot to enjoy power and avoid responsibility. Democracy does not function with representatives of responsibility, but with those who bear it in its entirety.
When the mayor is consistently absent from the municipal council and accountability, it is not the opposition that suffers. It is the institution itself that suffers. The role of elected officials is downgraded. Public dialogue is nullified. Citizens are undervalued.
The mayor's presence is not optional. It is an essential obligation, and his systematic absence is a political statement. A statement of avoidance, a statement of fear of scrutiny, a statement of contempt for democracy.
