Plans for Reducing Deputy Mayors and Merging Municipalities
July 18, 2025
The Interior Minister, Konstantinos Ioannou, is planning to reduce the number of deputy mayors and is considering possible mergers of municipalities for their sustainability. Criticism has been directed at the high annual budget for deputy mayors, despite their limited role. As part of the reforms, the role and number of deputy mayors will be evaluated, along with the possibility of additional municipal mergers. The goal is to ensure that municipalities are financially and administratively viable.