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Greece’s former parliament speaker sworn in as president
Tassoulas, 66, was nominated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the large ceremonial role.
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Reuters
Published at : March 13, 2025
Updated at : March 13, 2025 16:34
Athens
Greece’s former parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a lawyer and lawmaker of the centre-right ruling party, was sworn in as the new president on Thursday.
Tassoulas, 66, was nominated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the large ceremonial role. He replaces Katerina Sakellaropoulou whose five-year term ended earlier in March.