He was the mayor of Võru from 11 November 2013 to April 2023, and is the deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) since 5 February 2022.
After the elections, the Social Democratic Party, the Estonian Centre Party and the electoral alliance Võru signed a coalition agreement, and on 11 November 2013, Allas was elected mayor.
Although the Social Democrats won a majority in the council (11 out of 21 mandates), a coalition agreement was signed with the Centre Party.
[4][5] Allas was a candidate in the 2019 Riigikogu elections in Võru, Valga and Põlva counties in last place in the list of Docial Democrats.
[6] In the 2021 local government council elections, Allas collected 1341 votes in the city of Võru.