Greece elects Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the first Female president

Greece elects Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the first Female president

Greece’s parliament elected Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the first woman president on January 22, 2020. 

She received a total of 261 votes, which is way above the required 200 votes in the 294 member Parliament. 

She has been elected for a five-year term.

The final result of the vote was declared by Greece’s Parliament Chief Costas Tassoulas.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a senior High Court judge is the daughter of a Supreme Court judge. 

She was the first woman to head Greece’s top administrative court -the Council of State.