He succeeds Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a retired senior judge and the first woman to hold the office.

He succeeds Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a retired senior judge and the first woman to hold the office. A stalwart conservative, Tassoulas’ election marks a departure from the tradition of seeking ...

The 65-year-old lawyer and former parliamentary speaker will serve a five-year term in a largely ceremonial role. He succeeds Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a retired senior judge and the first woman ...

He takes over from Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the first woman to serve as Greece’s head of state, who was not nominated for a second five-year term.

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 a parliamentary vote for the largely ceremonial post is expected on Jan. 25.

Outgoing President Katerina Sakellaropoulou expressed gratitude following Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' proposal of Konstantinos Tasoulas as the next President of Greece. In her statement, ...

"He set the bar high and boldly for a strong, equal Greece in Europe," Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in her eulogy.

At an Oct. 29 groundbreaking ceremony in Thessaloniki, Polovets was joined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and local dignitaries and ...