President of the Hellenic Republic
Cyprus
Cypriot Parliament President Congratulates Greek President Pavlopoulos for his Election
Cypriot Parliament President Yiannakis Omirou congratulated Prokopis Pavlopoulos for his election as the new President of the Hellenic Republic. As he highlighted, Cyprus is looking forward to the continuation of the two countries' common course.
In his congratulatory message to...
Greece
The Five Absences from the Presidential Ballot and Mitsotakis' Statement that 'Froze' New Democracy
With a total of 233 votes the Greek Parliament elected Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the seventh President of the Hellenic Republic. Pavlopoulos was elected with the votes of coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) as well as the support of his party,...
Greece
Prokopis Pavlopoulos: Who Is the New President of the Hellenic Republic?
The new President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, was elected today, February 18, by the Greek Parliament. Pavlopoulos was born in 1950 in Kalamata, Greece, where he finished his school studies. In 1968, he moved to the Greek...
Greece
First Greek Presidential Ballot Results Elect Prokopis Pavlopoulos
With a positive result on the election of a new Greek President concluded the first round of voting by the Greek Parliament a few minutes earlier. Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the candidate nominated by the ruling SYRIZA party and Prime Minister Alexis...
Greece
To Potami Opposes Pavlopoulos Candidacy and Nominates Nicos Alivizatos for the Greek Presidency
Greek opposition party To Potami in a statement issued by its leader, Stavros Theodorakis, has expressed its disagreement with SYRIZA’s nomination of former New Democracy Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos for the Presidency of the Republic. Mr. Theodorakis stated, his party...
Greece
What the Greek Constitution Entails for the Presidential Election Procedure
With less than 24 hours remaining until the the first Presidential ballot, here is what the Greek Constitution entails for the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic.
According to Article 31, to be eligible for election to the...
Greece
Greek Communist Party Disapproves Presidential Candidate
The Greek Communist Party (KKE) criticized the choice of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to propose Prokopis Pavlopoulos for President of the Hellenic Republic and announced that KKE MPs will vote "present" in tomorrow's vote.
The official announcement issued from KKE headquarters underlined...
Greece
SYRIZA Nominates Prokopis Pavlopoulos for Greek Presidency
Just moments earlier, former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos was nominated for the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Pavlopoulos may be elected on the first ballot, which according to the Greek Constitution requires...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with President of the Republic on Wednesday
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias at the Presidential Mansion on Wednesday at noon, the Athens-Macedonian news agency reported on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Greek premier briefed Mr. Papoulias, The River...
Greece
PM Tsipras Postpones Announcement of Greek Presidential Candidate
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will not announce the name of the candidate for the President of the Hellenic Republic this evening as it was originally scheduled.
Analysts say that certain extreme leftist SYRIZA members disagreed over the name of...