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Greek MPs elect new House Speaker

ND MP received a record number of votes

Newsroom July 18 11:26

In a climate of broad consensus, the Greek Parliament plenum elected Kostas Tassoulas from New Democracy as its speaker. Mr. Tassoulas’s nomination for the post received 283 votes, a record number. In his acceptance speech before the House, Mr. Tassoulas thanked his colleagues and his constituents who supported him in Ioannina.

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