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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has nominated Konstantinos Tasoulas, the current Speaker of the Parliament, as his choice for the next President of the Hellenic Republic. Mitsotakis announced the nomination in a televised address, emphasizing Tasoulas's unifying leadership and broad parliamentary support, having been elected as Speaker three times with strong majorities of 283, 270, and 249 votes. The nomination breaks from tradition by selecting a candidate from the governing majority, with Mitsotakis arguing that the key criterion should be public trust rather than political alignment. He also praised outgoing President Katerina Sakellaropoulou for her service and proposed a constitutional amendment to limit the presidency to a single 6-year term. The Greek Parliament is expected to vote on the new president on January 25. Meanwhile, the opposition party PASOK has announced it will not support Tasoulas and plans to nominate its own candidate.
