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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his centre-right New Democracy party for the Greek presidency on Wednesday.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou’s five-year term expires in March and an initial parliamentary vote on the largely ceremonial post is expected on Jan. 25.
To succeed her, a nominee needs the backing of at least 151 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament.
New Democracy, which has been in power since