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Mitsotakis eyes multiple benefits after nominating top judge to be first female president
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has named Council of State president Katerina Sakellaropoulou as his party’s candidate to become Greece’s first female head of state in a move that counters recent criticism about the lack of women in his cabinet and puts pressure on his political rivals to back New Democracy’s proposal.
Mitsotakis made the announcement in a televised address on Wednesday night, ending weeks of media speculation about who he would nominate to succeed current Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, whose five-year term expires in early March.
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