Prime Minister warns against failure to elect new President

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Series Details 17.12.14
Publication Date 17/12/2014
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Previews and reports of the first round of voting on the 17 December 2014 in the Greek Parliament to elect a new President of Greece.

In the event 160 MPs backed the Greek government's candidate for president, Stavros Dimas. 200 votes were required to secure selection at the first round.

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