Greek premier nominates Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas for president

Greek premier nominates Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas for president

66-year-old Tasoulas previously served as culture minister, deputy defense minister - Anadolu Ajansı

Greek PM Nominates Parliament Speaker for Presidential Post

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his center-right New Democracy party for the Greek presidency on Wednesday.

Greek government nominates conservative speaker Tasoulas for president

While the Greek presidency is a largely ceremonial role, opposition parties say the nomination of a political conservative represents a missed opportunity to build consensus. ADVERTISEMENT Greece’s conservative government has nominated Constantine Tasoulas, the speaker of the Greek parliament, to become the country’s next president. The 65-year-old lawyer and member of the governing centre-right New Democracy party served as culture minister bet…

Greek premier taps conservative ally for head of state

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday nominated a long-term conservative ally, parliament chief Konstantinos Tasoulas, for the post of president. In Greece, the post of the head of state is a largely ceremonial one, with candidates nominated by the premier and voted on by lawmakers for a five-year term. Tasoulas, 65, has been head of parliament since Mitsotakis was elected in 2019 and is considered close to the conservative New D…