Antiparos: mayor Anastasios Faroupos has died

Antiparos mayor Anastasios (Tasos) Faroupos died at the age of 61, with initial reports of his discovery varying from source to source. According to efsyn.gr and naxostimes.gr, the mayor was found by a passerby on the evening of Friday, September 11, 2026, lying on an island road, next to the motorbike he was riding. In contrast, documentonews.gr and newsit.gr report that his body was found on the morning of Saturday, September 12, 2026. The two accounts do not align between news outlets, and there is no official confirmation at this time regarding the exact time of his death.

Anastasios Faroupos served as mayor of Antiparos for three consecutive terms, having been elected in 2014, 2019, and again in 2023, a term he held until his death. During these years he was closely connected to the trajectory of the small Cyclades island, which experienced significant tourism development. His death prompted reactions from figures in the island’s political and municipal life. Deputy Minister of Sports Giannis Vroutsis stated, according to naxostimes.gr, that he is “shocked by the sudden and so premature loss of my beloved friend.” Condolences were also issued by Cyclades MP Katerina Monogioou, Cyclades MP Filippos Fortomas, regional councillor Giorgos Leontaritis, and the Regional Union of Municipalities (PED) of South Aegean, in a statement signed by its president, Alexandros Vasilis Koliadis.

The mayor’s death leaves Antiparos without the leadership residents had chosen three times at the ballot box, at a time when the island continues to develop as a tourism destination and faces, like neighboring areas, infrastructure and resource management issues. On neighboring Paros, with which Antiparos has close administrative and transport links, local authorities have recently found themselves facing their own challenges, such as the urgent meeting on bulky waste and the approval of a new first-class hotel, developments that illustrate the challenges Cyclades local authorities must manage. The death of an acting mayor is expected to affect the municipal government’s operations in the coming period, as a gap in the island’s administration will need to be filled.

According to all sources, an autopsy will be conducted in Athens to determine the exact cause of death. The issue remains open, as sources disagree over the cause: newsit.gr reported that the mayor “died in a traffic accident,” while documentonews.gr reported that, according to authorities, death resulted from a traffic accident in which he lost control of his vehicle and died on the spot. In contrast, cnn.gr speaks of death “under unclear circumstances,” efsyn.gr notes that the causes “remain unclear at this time” and naxostimes.gr reports that circumstances “remain unclear.” Until the forensic examination is completed, the exact cause of Antiparos mayor Faroupos’ death cannot be considered confirmed. For the latest developments regarding the island, readers can follow the Antiparos edition.