Nea Alikarnassos
Encyclopedia
Nea Alikarnassos is a former municipality in the Heraklion peripheral unit, Crete
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 12,542 (2001). It is located on the north coast of the island and is served by the Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport. In the settlement of Prassas, the Minoan ruins of two houses were found.
Nea Alikarnassos was founded in 1925 as a public housing development to accommodate the refugees, who were displaced following the Asia Minor Disaster.
31,22% (2004: 33.84%), the Communist KKE 8.97% (2004: 8.00%), the left SYRIZA 3.15% (2004: 2.14%), the right LAOS
1.61% (2004: 1.07%) and the Green Party 1.19%.
Evangelos Sisamakis (PASOK) was first elected mayor in 2003 and was reelected in 2006 with 63% of the votes in the first round.
Major problems and conflicts have been caused with gypsies and there are over 500 Roma peoples living in poverty stricken conditions in Nea Alikarnassos. They are engaged primarily in migrant trade such as furniture, clothing and vegetables. Their camps lacks infrastructure, electricity, and the sewage system and water supply is imperfect.
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion
Heraklion
Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 12,542 (2001). It is located on the north coast of the island and is served by the Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport. In the settlement of Prassas, the Minoan ruins of two houses were found.
Nea Alikarnassos was founded in 1925 as a public housing development to accommodate the refugees, who were displaced following the Asia Minor Disaster.
Politics
The elections reveal a domination of the left wing. In the general elections of 2007 the distribution percentage of representatives were as follows: Social PASOK 52.85% (2004: 54,54%), the conservative New DemocracyNew Democracy
New Democracy or the New Democratic Revolution is a Maoist concept based on Mao Zedong's "Bloc of Four Social Classes" theory during post-revolutionary China which argues that democracy in China will take a decisively distinct path from either the liberal capitalist and/or parliamentary democratic...
31,22% (2004: 33.84%), the Communist KKE 8.97% (2004: 8.00%), the left SYRIZA 3.15% (2004: 2.14%), the right LAOS
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
1.61% (2004: 1.07%) and the Green Party 1.19%.
Evangelos Sisamakis (PASOK) was first elected mayor in 2003 and was reelected in 2006 with 63% of the votes in the first round.
Major problems and conflicts have been caused with gypsies and there are over 500 Roma peoples living in poverty stricken conditions in Nea Alikarnassos. They are engaged primarily in migrant trade such as furniture, clothing and vegetables. Their camps lacks infrastructure, electricity, and the sewage system and water supply is imperfect.