Serious allegations about attempted privatization of municipal property in Himara the kEAD party Formulates this, targeting mayor vangelis tavos. according to The Party's Announcement, an attempt is being made to transfer critical responsibilities and assets of the municipality To a private corporate entity, with the mayor himself as the sole shareholder.
According to the KEAD, the mayor of Himaras proceeded to establish a private limited liability company with minimal capital, which appears to claim a role in the management, leasing or even buying and selling of municipal properties. The party speaks of a practice that alters the institutional role of the Local Government and turns public property into a tool for customer service.
Particular reference is made to the fact that this plan, according to the KEAD, is being attempted to be approved through a decision of the Municipal Council, a development that – as noted – would constitute a direct conflict of interest and circumvention of the legal framework governing the management of municipal property.
The KEAD appeals to the members of the Himara Municipal Council not to approve this specific corporate structure, emphasizing that the Municipality is not the private property of any elected official and that public property cannot be treated as a tradable asset of power.
Next is the official announcement from the KEAD, translated into greek:
PRESS RELEASE
The Union For human rights Party Denounces in the most categorical manner the attempt of the mayor Of Himara, Vangelis tavos, to place under his control and utilize for clientelistic purposes the property belonging to the municipality And all the residents of himara, through An opaque and methodical scheme, which is being attempted to be approved at the municipal Council Meeting of January 30, 2026.
Πρόκειται για μια κατάφωρη απόπειρα υφαρπαγής της δημόσιας περιουσίας από πρόσωπα που επιβλήθηκαν πολιτικά στη Χιμάρα, χωρίς καμία πολιτική, ηθική ή νομική νομιμοποίηση. Η ενέργεια αυτή αποκαλύπτει τους λόγους για τους οποίους αλλοιώθηκε η λαϊκή βούληση στις δημοτικές εκλογές. Ο δήμαρχος προχώρησε στη σύσταση ιδιωτικής εταιρείας (ΕΠΕ), με μοναδικό εταίρο τον ίδιο και κεφάλαιο μόλις 100 λέκ, με σκοπό να διαχειρίζεται, να εκμισθώνει, να πωλεί ή να αγοράζει ακίνητα του Δήμου — περιουσία που δεν του ανήκει προσωπικά, αλλά ανήκει στους πολίτες και στις επόμενες γενιές.
This is not development. This is not management. This is privatization of power and appropriation of public property. The law is clear: municipal property is exclusively under the management of the City Council and not of a mayor who behaves as the owner of the city, nor of a private company that belongs to him.
Any attempt to circumvent this institutional framework constitutes a blatant violation of the rule of law and constitutes a serious conflict of interest, where public power is used for private gain. This is the most typical example of the abuse of politics to serve individual or party interests to the detriment of the local community.
We do not accept and will not allow common property to be transformed into a family, party or client business. The Municipality is not a private company and citizens are not silent spectators. We call on the members of the Municipal Council to vote against "Himara Invest" Ltd., with the sole partner Vangelis Tavos and a capital of 100 lek. We demand the immediate cessation of all illegal actions and full transparency in the management of public property.
The Municipality is not private property. Public property is not a commodity of power.
