|
|
|
Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-05-16
CONTENTS
[01] Council of State president slated for caretaker prime minister
[01] Council of State president slated for caretaker prime minister
AMNA-- New general elections will take place in Greece on June 17,
with Council of State president Panagiotis Pikramenos as the caretaker
prime minister, it was announced on Wednesday
It will be the second time in just over a month that Greeks take to
the polls after the inconclusive elections of May 6 and following the
failure of a series of exploratory mandates to the top three parties
and subsequent efforts by the President to iron out agreement on a
coalition government.amna
The political party leaders convened by President Karolos Papoulias on
Wednesday failed to reach agreement on the composition of a caretaker
government to lead Greece to new elections next month.amna
Under the provisions of the Constitution (Article 37), in such an
instance the President appoints a caretaker prime minister from among
the president's of the country's three supreme courts: the Supreme
Administrative Court, the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court, or the
Court of Auditors.
|
