Greek parliament fails to elect country's president in 1st round of voting

26/1/2025 8:05

The Greek parliament on Saturday failed to elect the country's next president.



None of the four candidates secured the required minimum 200 votes out of the total 300 members of the assembly in the first round. 297 members participated in the voting.



Constantine Tassoulas, former parliament speaker and nominee of the ruling New Democracy party, received 160 votes, the most. The other three candidates each secured less than 50 votes.



A second round is scheduled for Jan. 31, with the threshold also being 200 votes, according to the Greek constitution.