The third vote in Parliament for the election of the President of the Republic was also fruitless, as the two -thirds majority of the total number of Members was not achieved by the Constitution.

For 300 voting MPs, the ND proposed, formerly Speaker of the House, Costas Tasoulasreceived 160 votesthe proposed by PASOK Tasos Giannitsis received 34 votesSYRIZA-PS proposed by Luca Katseli 40 voteswhile the proposed by Mr. “Victory” Constantine Sunday 14 votes. They also recorded 52 “present”.

On February 12th, the House will take over Costas Tasoula

Based on the Constitution’s forecasts, the Plenary of the House will be called upon to elect a new President of the Republic to a fourth vote, which will take place on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. absolute majority of the entire number of MPs (151), instead of two -thirds (200) provided for the first and second voting, and the three fifths (180) provided in today’s third vote.

The 160 votes, received in each of the first three votes by the former Speaker of the House Costas Tasoulaspretend that in the fourth vote (so 151 votes are required) it will be the one who will be elected to the high state office.

However, in a possible failure to achieve an absolute majority in the upcoming fourth vote, one Thursday (and last vote) will be held after five days, and will be elected President of the Republic by relevant majority.

How did Members vote

In today’s third voteKonstantinos Tasoula voted for the 156 MPs of the ND, as well as: Antonis Samaras (independent, coming from ND), Marios Salmas (Independent, ND), Charalambos Katsivas (independent) Sarakis (independent, coming from the Greek solution).

Lucas Katseli was voted by the 26 MPs of SYRIZA-PS, the 11 MPs of the New Left, as well as: Athina Linou (independent, coming from SYRIZA-PS), Yiannis Sarakiotis (independent, from SYRIZA) Areti Papaioannou (independent, coming from the Freedom Cruise).

Tassos Giannitsis was voted by 31 PASOK MPs as well as: Burhan Baran (independent, coming from PASOK Change), Rania Thraskia (independent, coming from SYRIZA-PS) and Petros Pappas ).

Kostas Kyriakou voted by 10 MPs “Niki” as well as the Independent (coming from the “Spartan”), Dionysios Valtogiannis, Ioannis Dimitrokallis, George Manoussos, and Konstantinos Floros.

“Present, ”52 Members said: The 21 MPs of the KKE, the 11 MPs of the Greek solution, the 6 MPs of the Freedom Freedom, the 5 MPs of the “Spartans”, the 6 Independent Members of the Movement of the Republic (Avlonitis, Sunday Malama, Yiotas Poulou Theodora Tzakri, Michael Hourdakis, Rallia Christidou), the independent MP (derived from SYRIZA-PS) Evangelos Apostolakis and finally the Independent MPs M. Gagiotakis and G. Aspiotis