Greek Lawmakers Fail in Their Third Attempt to Elect President
- Only a simple majority will be needed in next round of voting
- Constantine Tassoulas is Greek premier’s pick for president
Constantine Tassoulas
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Greek lawmakers failed to elect a new president in a third round of voting on Thursday, even with less backing needed than in the previous two attempts.
Constantine Tassoulas, who’s the previous speaker of parliament and the pick of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for president of the Hellenic Republic, got 160 votes in the 300-seat chamber. This falls short of the 180 votes needed to be elected in the third ballot, which is less than the 200 votes required in the first two rounds. On Jan. 25 and Jan. 31, Tassoulas also secured 160 votes.