The Greek parliament has did not elect a brand new president within the first of 4 rounds of voting.
The conservative authorities’s nominee, Konstantinos Tasoulas, acquired 160 votes, falling 40 in need of the 200 wanted for an outright win.
Louka Katseli, backed by leftist SYRIZA and the New Left Get together, secured 40 votes, whereas Tasos Giannitsis, supported by the primary PASOK opposition, garnered 34 votes. Kostas Kyriakou, the far-right Niki celebration’s candidate, acquired 14 votes.
A second spherical of voting, the place the winner will once more require 200 votes to prevail, is scheduled for January 31.
If no candidate reaches the edge, the requirement will drop to 180 votes within the third spherical and in the end to 151 votes within the fourth and ultimate spherical.
Tasoulas, a former Home speaker and New Democracy MP, is anticipated to safe the presidency within the ultimate spherical, given New Democracy’s majority of 156 seats within the 300-seat parliament.
