Global Courant 2023-05-24 22:53:40
The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, after inviting the leaders of the 5 parties that were able to enter the parliament from the May 21 elections, made the last procedural proposal for the creation of a coalition government.
After their opposition, according to the constitution, she appointed an interim prime minister to lead the country into new elections, a task she assigned to Mr. Ioannis Sarmas, one of the country’s top three chief justices.
“I have informed the political leaders that I intend to propose to you, one of the three presidents of the high courts, and to give you the mandate to form a government that will lead the country to elections,” said Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
“Thank you for the great honor, it is my constitutional obligation to accept and at the same time my duty as a citizen” – said Ioannis Sarmas, president of the Court of Audit.
In the following hours, the new prime minister will also appoint some of the technical ministers to key positions in the cabinet, replacing the country’s chief diplomat Dhendias, the Minister of Defense, Education, Health, Citizen Protection and Civil Protection.
Again, until the elections, the portfolio of the Ministry of the Interior, which is in charge and the organization of the elections, will be held by the technical minister who was appointed a month ago. After the prime minister is sworn in tomorrow and the ministers on Friday, on Sunday, the new parliament is also sworn in, its president is elected, who on Monday distributes it, setting the date of the elections on June 25, thus giving the signal for the start of the new campaign. election.
According to Greece’s electoral system, the winning party of the new elections that take place with a reinforced proportional system, can receive up to 50 bonus seats for each point that wins over 25% of the vote, but this will also depend on how many parties will enter the parliament.
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