With 160 votes in favor of Konstantinos Tasoula’s candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, the First Special Plenary Session was completed. Specifically, of all Members, 160 voted over the proposal of ND and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for Konstantinos Tasoula, 34 in favor of the proposal of PASOK – KINAL and party president Nikos Androulakis, 40 voted in favor of Syriakis. Lucas Katseli, while 14 Kostas Kyriakou proposed by Niki.

49 MPs voted, while three MPs abstained from the vote.

A minute’s silence in memory of the blessed Archbishop of Tirana, Dirachios and all Albania, Anastasios, was adhered to the House of Representatives earlier.

With the start of the special meeting for the election of the new President of the Republic, the Speaker of the House, Nikitas Kaklamanis, asked the House to keep a minute’s silence for Archbishop Anastasios.

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On the basis of a Constitution, five nominal votes, which are carried out by each Member, are provided for – at a ceiling, choosing between the candidates and the “present”. In any case, today’s first vote will be ineffective, as in order for “white tobacco” to come out, the dominant candidate will have to garner at least 200 positive votes, which in this case seems unlikely. 2/3 of the total number of Members will be required on the second on January 31st, and the 3rd voting will be proven to be proven on 6 February, as none of the candidates seem to be able to garner 180 votes. required. The House of Representatives will elect the country’s first citizen in the 12th of next month, when the majority required in the vote will have fallen into the absolute majority of MPs (at least 151).

The parliamentary arithmetic that brings out tasula

Although no new president will be elected today, interest is focused on parliamentary correlations that will arise after the position of the parties and independent MPs. The proposed by the New Democracy, Konstantinos Tasoulasis expected to receive 160 – 162 positive votes, as in addition to the 156 majority MPs, 4 independent ones will be placed in favor of the former Speaker of Parliament (Antonis Samaras, Marios Salmas, Pavlos Sarakis, Haris Katsivardas). With them they may be drawn up and the coming from their Spartans ; George Aspiotis and Michalis Gagiotakis.

Second power the “present”

In addition to Mr Tasoula’s candidacy, the remaining votes will be shared between three more candidates ( Tasos Giannitsis, Louka Katseli, Costas Kyriakou). However, MPs who are estimated to declare “present” to all nominations today will range from 49 to 56, surpassing any of the other three persons who are nominated for the High State’s office. Four parliamentary groups (KKE, Greek Solution, Freedom Cruise and Spartans) They will stay in the “present” while they will say 11 independent: Michalis Hourdakis, Evangelos Apostolakis, Rallia Christidou, Alexandros Avlonitis, Theodora Tzakri, Sunday Malama, Giorgos Manousos, Yiannis Dimitrokalis, Dionysis Valtogiannis, Konstantinos Floros.

However, between PASOK and SYRIZA candidates, Lucas Katseli is expected to pass in front of the Taso Giannitsi, As in addition to the 26 MPs of Koumoundouros, the new left (11) and the following independent MPs will vote positively: Athena Linou, Yiannis Sarakiotis, Areti Papaioannou. In Harilaou Trikoupi, expectations are lower, with Tasos Giannitsis’s candidacy not exceeding 33 MPs. In addition to the 31 PASOK MPs, the candidacy will be in favor of Baran Burhan (coming from PASOK) and the Petros Pappas. Question mark up to this time is the attitude that the independent will hold Rania Thracecoming from SYRIZA.

Her own candidate, Konstantinos Sunday The victory has proposed, which may be voted beyond the party members and the 5 MPs of the Spartans Parliamentary Group.