Greek Parliament vote on Wednesday to elect the future head of state. One candidate, the government: his name Stavros Dimas, is a former European commissioner whose role is largely ceremonial. There will be three rounds of voting, on 17, 23 and 29 December.
"It is possible that at the last crucial vote of December 29, said political analyst Giorgos Papachristos, we see some opposition MPs return their jacket, but if things stay as they are I think it is impossible for Parliament to elect a new president. "
There's panic in Athens because indeed if at this early election, the candidate of the government fails to be elected by the members, there will be dissolution of the Assembly, and that the early parliamentary party radical left Syriza could win.
"In calling for early presidential elections the government is trying to extend its existence, said the deputy Markos Bolaris. But it just goes to lengthen austerity and recession destroyed the Greek economy. "
The government, backed by 155 deputies out of 300, has virtually no chance of being elected Stavros Dimas the first two rounds, where 200 "yes" is needed. He must seek to obtain the 25 votes to 180 "yes" required in the third round.
"This is not the first time in the modern political history of Greece than three ballots required to elect the head of state says Stamatis Giannisis, our correspondent in Athens. But this is the first time a presidential election leads the country so close to a general election that could prove so decisive for its future. "
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