{"id":2096,"date":"2025-01-17T05:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T05:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/numbers-crunch-key-in-upcoming-presidential-election\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T05:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T05:15:31","slug":"numbers-crunch-key-in-upcoming-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/numbers-crunch-key-in-upcoming-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers crunch key in upcoming presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1258847\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19s1tasoulas-thumb-large-320x200.jpg?v=1611942647\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19s1tasoulas-thumb-large.jpg?v=1611942647\" alt=\"Numbers crunch key in upcoming presidential election\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19s1tasoulas-thumb-large.jpg?v=1611942647\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece\u2019s presidential election process begins Saturday, January 25, with Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas expected to secure the post by the fourth round on February 12, requiring a simple majority of 151 votes.<\/p>\n<p>With New Democracy\u2019s 156 MPs and additional support from the Spartiates and other independents, Tasoulas could gain at least 167 votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, opposition camps are clashing as PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis backs Tasos Giannitsis, an economist and former minister, and SYRIZA promotes Louka Katseli, a former economy minister.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The debate exposes rifts, with SYRIZA criticizing PASOK\u2019s approach and pointing to the repealed Katseli law, passed in 2010, which helped protect homeowners from foreclosure during the financial crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions in leftist factions could lead to a third nominee to unite center-left forces, though no agreement has emerged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PASOK remains firm on Giannitsis and uninterested in broader consensus-building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent MPs aligned with Movement for Democracy leader Stefanos Kasselakis lean toward abstaining, complicating predictions for Katseli.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The election reflects deeper divides within Greece\u2019s political landscape, shaping strategies and allegiances ahead of future electoral battles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/1258847\/numbers-crunch-key-in-upcoming-presidential-election\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece\u2019s presidential election process begins Saturday, January 25, with Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas expected to secure the post by the fourth round on February 12, requiring a simple majority of 151 votes. 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