Constantine Tassoulas sworn in as Greece’s President

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Constantine Tassoulas was sworn in as Greece’s president on Thursday, March 13 for a five-year term after winning the election on February 12.

A member of the ruling New Democracy party, he succeeds Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Greece’s first female president.

During the handover ceremony at the presidential mansion, Tassoulas stated, “I will make every effort, as President of all Greeks, to uphold the Constitution, safeguard national integrity, and protect the interests of the Greek people.”

Born in 1959, Tassoulas has had a long political career, serving as Deputy Minister of National Defence in 2007, Minister of Culture and Sports in 2014, and as Speaker of the Greek Parliament three times since 2019. He resigned as speaker in January after being nominated for the presidency by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Source: Protothema

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