The second roll-call vote in Parliament for the election of a new President of the Hellenic Republic ended without success, as candidate Konstantinos Tasoulas secured 160 votes in favor—falling short of the constitutional threshold of 200 required for election.

The result mirrors that of the first vote held on January 25. All indications suggest that Mr. Tasoulas has secured the backing of 160 MPs, ensuring his eventual election in the fourth round of voting, scheduled for February 12. At that stage, the constitutional requirement is lowered to an absolute majority of 151 votes.

The increased majority of 200 deputies is again sought by the Plenum of the House of Representatives in today’s second roll call vote to elect the President of the Republic.

In the first vote, which took place last Saturday, January 25, the first in votes was Konstantinos Tasoulas, the former speaker of the Parliament, nominated by the New Democracy Party, with 160 votes. They were followed by Louka Katseli, nominated by SYRIZA, with 40 votes, Tasos Giannitsis, nominated by PASOK, with 34 votes, and Kosta Kyriakou, nominated by the “Victory” party’s CO, with 14 votes. 49 “present” were also registered, while three MPs were absent.

In the event that 200 votes are not collected in the second vote, a third vote will be held after five days, at which time a three-fifths (180) majority will be required. If the increased majority is not obtained in the third vote either, the procedure will be repeated after five days and the person who obtains an absolute majority of the total number of deputies (151) will be elected President of the Republic. If, finally, even this majority is not reached, the vote will be repeated after five days and the President of the Republic will be elected by a relative majority.