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'''Angelica Panopoulos''' is an Australian politician, currently the incumbent mayor of ] city council. She is the youngest elected member of that council, having been elected at the age of 23.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=The Greek |date=2022-11-30 |title=Angelica Panopoulos elected youngest Mayor of Merri-bek City Council |url=https://greekherald.com.au/community/angelica-panopoulos-elected-youngest-mayor-of-merri-bek-city-council/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Greek Herald |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=Panopoulos: new 23 year old Mayor of Merri-bek (Moreland) |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/02/news/community/panopoulos-new-23-year-old-mayor-of-merri-bek-moreland/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Mark |date=2022-11-29 |title=Panopoulos elected youngest Mayor in city’s history |url=https://brunswickvoice.com.au/panopoulos-elected-youngest-mayor-in-citys-history/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Brunswick Voice |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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Prior to her election to Mayor, she was the ] candidate for the State seat of ], narrowly losing to ] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-27 |title='Greens-slide': Greens Leader takes victory of key inner-Melbourne seats |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-election-2022-greens-leader-takes-victory-of-key-innermelbourne-seats/b9e15449-c552-4f35-b5c7-81784e0a84fc |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=www.9news.com.au |quote=There was also major movement in the seat of Pascoe Vale, while the seat was retained by Labor MP Anthony Cianflone, it was nearly taken by Greens candidate Angelica Panopoulos.}}</ref> |
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Angelica is a member of the Greek-Australian community.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Angelica Panopoulos: Our community must be rebuilt after COVID |work=SBS Greek |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/greek/en/podcast-episode/angelica-panopoulos-our-community-must-be-rebuilt-after-covid/u3ex64lw3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-13 |title=Victorian Greens support recognition of genocide of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/11/13/news/australia/victorian-greens-support-recognition-of-genocide-of-armenians-greeks-assyrians/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en |quote=There are at least two Greek Australians candidates representing Victorian Greens in the upcoming election: Angelica Panopoulos running for the seat of Pascoe Vale and Kim Samiotis for Albert Park.}}</ref> |
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== Mayorship == |
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As mayor she is known for her involvement in having discontinued citizenship ceremonies on Australia day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-16 |title='January 26 not the right date to celebrate': Angelica Panopoulos |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/16/news/australia/january-26-not-the-right-date-to-celebrate-angelica-panopoulos/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}}</ref> Following this decision the council was targeted by racist extremists.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Extremists storm Merri-bek First Nations mourning ceremony |work=News.com.au |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/neonazis-storm-merribek-mourning-ceremony/news-story/a0bcdb0f28fc87bb5f8fd03632738b38 |quote=Merri-bek City Council, formerly Moreland, was targeted by protesters on Thursday morning who have been described by the city’s mayor as “racist extremists”.}}</ref> She was also involved in renaming the Merri-Bek council from its previous name, the city of Moreland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Voutos |first=John |date=2021-12-14 |title=Greek Australian councillors vote in move to change ‘racist’ Moreland council name |url=https://greekherald.com.au/news/australia/greek-australian-councillors-vote-move-to-change-racist-moreland-council-name/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Greek Herald |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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In May 2023 her council's resolutions were overruled by Victoria's planning minister in order to green-light apartment development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waters |first=Cara |date=2023-05-25 |title=Minister approves Brunswick development that will swallow heritage-listed substation |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/minister-approves-brunswick-development-that-will-swallow-heritage-listed-substation-20230525-p5db5w.html |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> |
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