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Greece’s Parliament Elects First Female President

Greece’s Parliament Elects First Female President
  • PublishedJanuary 22, 2020

Greece’s parliament on Wednesday air jordan 13 retro black flint elected the first woman president in the country’s history, a senior ir jordan 4 military blue 202 judge with expertise in environmental and constitutional law.

A cross-party majority of 261 MPs voted in favour of 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, parliament chief Costas Tassoulas said.

Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou has been elected president of the republic,” Tassoulas said.

The new president, until now the head of Greece’s top administrative court, the Council of State, will take her oath of office on March 13, he added.

The daughter of a Supreme Court judge, Sakellaropoulou completed postgraduate studies at Paris’s Sorbonne nike lebron backpack red black dress shoes size - Cushioned Vomero Plus Running Shoe , EduShops° - Available Now: Nike's Max University.

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Although the president is nominally the head of the Greek state and commander-in-chief, the post is largely ceremonial.

Greek presidents confirm governments and laws and technically have the power to declare war, but only in conjunction with the government.

AFP