Opposition front against new President Tasoulas not sufficient to unite left

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Defence, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

Opposition parties continue to question PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s selection of veteran New Democracy politician who was elected President on Wednesday, arguing that it goes against the spirit of consensus. The shared mood of defiance has not proven enough to bind the parties of the left, suggesting that they are far from forming a united front to challenge New Democracy.

The election of Kostas Tasoulas to succeed Katerina Sakellaropoulou as President has prompted renewed criticism from the parties to the left of New Democracy.

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