Controversies around president pick cause government headaches

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Institutions, Justice, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK-KINAL
Image: Hellenic Parliament
Image: Hellenic Parliament

On the eve of the first round of voting for a new president, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s pick for the post finds himself at the centre of clientelism claims, while his handling of the Tempe rail crash inquiry is back in the spotlight.

The first vote in Parliament to appoint a new president to succeed the incumbent Katerina Sakellaropoulou is due to take place on Saturday, January 25. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas, who resigned last week fro...

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