Athens, Feb 12, 2025 (AFP) - Ruling party veteran elected as Greece's new president

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2025-02-12

Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected a close ally of conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the country's president and head of state. Constantine Tassoulas, 65, the former chief of parliament, replaces outgoing President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a former senior judge, for a five-year term. Sakellaropoulou, elected in 2020, was Greece's first woman president. In Greece the post of the head of state is largely ceremonial, with candi......

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