Fourth and lucky was today’s vote to highlight the first citizen of the country, with Kostas Tasoula being elected 9th President of the Third Hellenic Republic with 160 votes.

Second in votes was the Tasos Giannitsis with 34, followed by Lucas Katseli with 29 and finally the Konstantinos Sunday with 14 votes. A total of 276 MPs voted, 39 Members were present, and absent 24.

Immediately after completing the vote, the Speaker of the House, Nikitas Kaklamanis He went to the office 258 of the 2nd floor of the parliament in order to meet Mr Tasoula and announce the result.

Subsequently, the new President of the Republic stressed that the election of ‘It is a top price for me. But mostly it is a heavy, heavy responsibility. “

And continued by saying:

“Participating in public life for many decades I now know the potential of politics highlighted by popular sovereignty, work and for example, so that our homeland, our homeland of all, regardless of our ideology and people to progress/ know/ know well weaknesses of politics. Only with the common effort and national and social cohesion as much as possible, we can set aside, seeking wider acceptance solutions that stem from genuine dialogue. Not only in the House but also in society. Solutions that convince many how reasonable claims and sober and often strict social criticism can be transformed into political corrective or reform.

Greece and the Greek people have reasonable claims from their representatives, claims, among other national security and integrity, prosperity, social protection, civil protection and how timely this Civil Protection is. Justice as we also see so expressively and justified today. The service of these claims that are only constitutional critical dictates for the state is entrusted to the political parties that, under the majority rule, take over the country’s governance each time.
The performance of political efforts is not only dependent on the right planning or constructive proposals. The performance of political efforts depends on the context and the political atmosphere in which political processes are carried out. And all this must be performed in an international environment of unusual uncertainty and a large number of geopolitical rearrangements and war conflicts here, in our wider neighborhood, while at the same time post -war assumptions of relationships and balances are already being tested or distracted.

The rhythm of the world as we have known it from the post -war years does not seem to continue itself and a stack of broken images often takes its place. And in this stream of attitudes and balances for us here in the stone cape of Greece, the line remains stable. Strengthening our defense and diplomatic potential and enhance our social cohesion within the EU aimed at its strategic autonomy but which must be even more rushed to it. Our country is called upon to further strengthen its pride out and fight for the prosperity and climate of confidence within it that I believe is more acceptable. “

And ended up:

“The harmonious functioning and synergy of institutions, the mild political climate and the preservation of unity is a auxiliary framework for the realization of political objectives. The President of the Republic as a regulatory regulator is called upon to embrace this framework outside and far from any party competition and by highlighting the need to safeguard the invisible yarn that does not cease to unite us in very large and great. This debt has the President of the Republic, institutional, historical, state. It is a debt to the people and the Constitution. With the help of God, the support of the factors of the state and the people make sure I make every effort for these goals. ”

On March 13th the Tasoula swearing -in – Sakellaropoulou congratulated the victory for his victory

It is noted that Mr. Tasoula’s swearing -in will take place at March 13 2025, when the term of office of the current President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, expires.

The PDF contacted the upcoming President and congratulated him on his election, expressing them her wishes for every success at Exercise his duties.

In detail how MPs voted

According to today’s vote, Kostas Tasoula voted for the 156 ND MPs, as well as: Antonis Samaras (independent, ND), Marios Salmas (Independent, ND), Charalambos Katsivas ” “) And Pavlos Sarakis (independent, coming from the Greek solution).

Her Lucas Katseli The 26 MPs of SYRIZA-PS, as well as: Athena Linou (independent, derived from SYRIZA-PS), Yiannis Sarakiotis (independent, coming from SYRIZA-PS), and Areti Papaioannou (Independent ).

Him Taso Giannitsi PASOK 31 MPs voted as well as: Burhan Baran (independent, coming from PASOK Change), Rania Thraskia (independent, derived from SYRIZA-PS), and Petros Pappas (independent, from Syria) .

Him Kostas Sunday The 10 MPs of Mr “Niki” as well as the Independents (coming from the “Spartan”), Dionysios Valtogiannis, Ioannis Dimitrokalis, George Manoussos, and Konstantinos Floros.

“Present,” 39 Members said. Specifically, the 21 MPs of the KKE, the 11 MPs of the Greek solution, the 5 MPs of the Spartans, and the Independent MPs M. Gaggiotakis and G. Aspiotis (coming from the “Spartans”), said.

24 Members were absent. Her 11 Members of Parliament Rearthe 6 Independent Members of the Movement of the Republic Movement, the independent MP (coming from SYRIZA-PS) Evangelos Apostolakis, as well as its 6 MPs Sauce. It is noted that, when the party’s president, Zoe Konstantopoulou, was called to vote, she said “no to the concealment” by raising her left fist. This statement was not recorded as a vote.

Who is the new President of the Republic

THE Costas Tasoulas is the ninth person rising to High state post since 1974after Michael Stasinopoulos (1974-1975), Konstantinos Tsatsos (1975-1980), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1980-1985 and 1990-1995), Christos Sartzetakis (1985-1990), Konstantinos Stefanopoulos (1995-2005) 2005-2015), Prokopios Pavlopoulos (2015-2020) and Katerina Sakellaropoulou (2020-2025).

The new President of the Republic was born in Ioannina in 1959, is married to two children, and has studied law in Athens. He was elected for the first time a member with the New Democracy in 2000 KIE was re -elected in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012 (twice), 2015 (twice), 2019 and 2023 (twice).

In 2006, it was appointed, by the Prime Minister, if. Parliamentary spokesman for the New Democracy. In 2007 he was appointed Deputy Minister of National Defense. In February 2010 he was elected Secretary General of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group. In 2014 he was appointed Minister of Culture and Sports until January 2015. 2018 was appointed ND’s rapporteur for the Constitutional Review. Finally, he was elected Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament in 2019, in May 2023 and July 2023.

Also, Mr. Tasoulas was a special secretary of the late Evangelos Averof-Tositsa, Honorary President of ND. From 1981 to 1990 and Special Adviser to the Ministries of National Economy, Commerce and Agriculture (1989-1990).

He was President of the Exports Promotion Organization (OPE) from 1990 to 1993. He was elected municipal councilor of the Municipality of Kifissia in 1990. In 1994 he was elected Mayor of Kifissia.

In June 2013 he was appointed President of the Constantine Karamanlis Institute of Republic.

After the election of Kostas Tasoula in the Presidency of the Republic the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis; expressed his certainty That he will respond to his high role, and noted that his election is an institutional victory that proves how unfortunate they were “attempts to involve the first citizen in small -party competitions”.