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The president of Greece, officially the president of the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, romanized: Próedros tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), commonly referred to in Greek as the president of the Republic (Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας, Próedros tis Dimokratías), is the head of state of Greece.
The London Conference of 1832, however, had prohibited any of the Great powers' ruling families from accepting the crown of Greece, and in any event, Queen Victoria was adamantly opposed to the idea. Nevertheless, the Greeks insisted on holding a referendum on the issue of the head of state in November 1862.
Σακελλαροπούλου [kateˈrina sacelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. [2] She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Greece beginning on 25 January 2025 for the president of the Hellenic Republic. [1] A second round was held on 31 January 2025 after no candidate won a majority in the Hellenic Parliament, with the same result as in the first. A third round of voting was held on 6 February 2025, where no candidate ...
On 1 June 1973, he abolished the monarchy and declared Greece a republic with himself as president. He was confirmed in office via a controversial referendum . He furthermore sought the support of the old political establishment, but secured only the cooperation of Markezinis, who became prime minister.
In March 2020, Greece's parliament elected a non-partisan candidate, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, as the first female President of Greece. [36] In June 2023, conservative New Democracy party won the legislative election , meaning another four-year term as prime minister for Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας [ˈkarolos paˈpuʎas]; 4 June 1929 – 26 December 2021) was a Greek politician who served as the president of Greece from 2005 to 2015.
Greece, [a] officially the Hellenic Republic, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe. ... The president of the republic formally appoints the prime minister and, on ...