Prokopis Pavlopoulos's term to expire in March. Prior to her election as President of Greece, Sakellaropoulou served as President of the . Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old senior judge, becomes the new Greek head of state. LISBON - President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou was in Portugal on Tuesday, continuing a two-day official visit at the invitation of her Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. KATERINA N. SAKELLAROPOULOU Katerina Sakellaropoulou was born on 30 May 1956 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The high court judge and human rights advocate was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy Party, but also attracted votes from the opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. International Alliance of Women congratulates Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a high court judge, a human rights advocate and an expert in environmental and constitutional law for being the first-elect female President of Greece. Credit: Getty Images Greece must continue to adhere to its democratic principles and the state of law . January 23, 2020 Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected as the first female president of Greece by the country's parliament. The head of New Democracy, Greek Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is linked to Koufodinas, as the latter murdered his brother-in-law Pavlos Bakoyannis in 1989. Sakellaropoulou, 64, is now president of the Council of State, Greece's top administrative court. An indirect presidential election were held in Greece on Wednesday 22 January 2020 for the President of the Hellenic Republic.Incumbent President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was elected by the Hellenic Parliament on 18 February 2015, was eligible for re-election but was not suggested by the government.. Katerina Sakellaropoulou won the election with 261 votes. She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Performance . Katerina Sakellaropoulou, president of Greece's Council of State, was elected the first female president of the country Wednesday. Sakellaropoulou will meet with MPs from main SYRIZA opposition, the Greek Communist Party (KKE) and anti-austerity Mera25 of former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but was also supported by the main opposition party, Syriza, and the center-left party Movement for Change, CNN reported . File photo from AMNA. Greece's first female president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn in for a five-year term on Friday at a ceremony scaled down due to the coronavirus outbreak. Με τους ακρίτες της Θράκης θα κάνει Πάσχα η Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου η οποία από τη Μεγάλη Πέμπτη μέχρι και την Κυριακή του Πάσχα θα περιοδεύσει στους νομούς Έβρου, Ροδόπης και Ξάνθης. Greece's first female president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn in for a five-year term on Friday at a ceremony scaled down due to the coronavirus outbreak. The new President was until now the head of Greece's top administrative court, the Council of State. The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said the verdict was an important day for democracy and proof that Greek institutions were able to "fend off any attempt to undermine them". A cross-party majority of Greek. Prior to her election as President of Greece, she served as President of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece. "The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who was born in Corfu, served his country with devotion for many decades. 23. She has roots, from the side of her mother, Aliki Paraskeva, in Stavroupoli (region of Xanthi). The government's vaccination plan, which was released last week, states that "priority staff critical for the government . Sakellaropoulou is the first female president of Greece. The past Presidents of Greece have generally been senior party leaders and former ministers. Senate elections were held in Greece on 21 April 1929. Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will visit the prefectures of Evros, Rodopi and Xanthi from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday (April 21-24), the Presidency announced on Wednesday. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a senior Greek judge, has won the overwhelming backing of MPs to become the county's first female president. "Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou has been elected president of the . Katerina Sakellaropoulou (Photo: AFP) The head of Greece's top administrative court, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was elected the new head of state after a historic parliamentary vote on Wednesday. ATHENS — The Greek government is facing a backlash from doctors and opposition parties after dozens of senior government officials received a coronavirus vaccine before most health care workers. A traditional lunch was hosted in honor of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at Didimoticho, on Greece's north-eastern borders with Turkey, by the town's Mayor Romilos Chatzigiannoglou on Thursday. Greece's parliament elected Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the country's first woman president on Wednesday. A cross-party majority of Greek lawmakers endorsed Sakellaropoulou as the successor of the current president, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, whose term is set to expire in March. Liberal conservatism. ATHENS - President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou highlighted the obligation to defend democracy at all times, including on a personal level, in her message marking the sombre anniversary of April 21, the date of a 1967 coup that established a seven-year military junta in Greece. Koufontinas was a hitman for the notorious far-left . April, 2021 Photo: STA Ljubljana - EU issues and the post-pandemic recovery dominated talks as Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou was received by Slovenian President Borut Pahor on Thursday for the first official visit by a head of state since the start of the epidemic. Tarpon Springs mayor continues mission to forge bonds with Greece. It is an important day for democracy. Earlier this month, far-left supporters vandalised Mitsotakis' family home, spray-painting slogans in support of Koufontinas. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old former senior judge, said she would "walk together" with Greeks to create a "prosperous" and "cosmopolitan" future "that . High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou emerged as Greece's first female President on Wednesday. In her acceptance speech the President spoke of her role, the relationship of politics and law, and of her ties to her birth and childhood city of Thessaloniki. The head of Greece's top administrative court, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was elected the new head of state following a historic parliamentary vote on Wednesday. A cross-party majority of Greek lawmakers endorsed Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the successor of the current president. On January 16, 2020, the opposition party had approved the government's nomination of Sakellaropoulou, who is the country's top administrative judge, making her a frontrunner for the post. New Delhi: Greece's Parliament on Wednesday elected the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with an expertise in environmental and constitutional law. The 63-year-old head of the state council, Greece's . Η πρώτη ημέρα της περιοδείας της στο Νομό Έβρου. During her four-day tour she will visit military units, and villages where Greek refugees settled a hundred years ago following the Asia Minor disaster (1922). The 63-year-old president of the Council of State will replace incumbent Prokopis Pavlopoulos, whose five-year term ends in mid-March. Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leader Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison It is a sharp fall . Katerina Sakellaropoulou is Greece's first female President By Press Trust of India January 22, 2020 In a display of unity in parliament, Katerina received 261 out of 300 votes to be elected the. It only makes sense that the city with one . Katerina Sakellaropoulou's win marks a huge shift in Greek politics, as she is not only the first female to be elected to the top position but she is also not a member of any political party. She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. The far-left militants showed up at the home of the Greek head of state on Tuesday, throwing leaflets and flyers outside the Athens residence of President . In the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and political leaders . Tarpon Springs Mayor Chris Alahouzos meets with Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou during his recent trip to Greece. The ceremony protocol was followed by the book, however, without handshaking and a much limited number of audience due to coronavirus. Greece just elected its first woman president. Congratulations to Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou - the first female President of the Hellenic Republic elected with a very large majority today in the Hellenic Parliament. Greece's first female President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn in at the Greek Palriament on Friday morning. December 29, 2020 7:44 pm. . Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a high court judge and human rights activist, on Wednesday was elected Greece's first female president by the country's Parliament with an overwhelming majority. I extend my warm condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the members of the @RoyalFamily and the British people." "ギリシャ： 「55年前の今日、 CIAの工作によるクーデターが発生、アテネの街路に戦車が出動し、議会を解散させ . January 22, 2020 2:25 pm ATHENS — Greek MPs elected the country's first female president, appointing the country's top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou as head of state. TARPON SPRINGS — If you didn't already know it, Tarpon Springs Mayor Chris Alahouzos is of Greek extraction. . Amnesty International attacks country crime criminal democracy Golden Dawn Party Greece Greece's guilty imPact Katerina Sakellaropoulou left-wing members migrants neo-fascist Pavlos Fyssas . Katerina Sakellaropoulou is a famous Greek politician, who was born on May 30, 1956. The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Thessaloniki's Law School during a special ceremony on Wednesday. Greece's main opposition party, Syriza, said on Thursday it would back the conservative government's nominee for the presidency, paving the way for Katrina Sakellaropoulou to become the country's first female head of state. Far-left anarchist supporters of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas targetted the home of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and the Greek consular building in Berlin this week. Global gender equality will take another 100 years to achieve, study finds Breaking through gender barriers is not a new thing for the president-elect. Η Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου από τη Μεγάλη Πέμπτη μέχρι και την Κυριακή του Πάσχα θα περιοδεύσει στους νομούς Έβρου, Ροδόπης και Ξάνθης Στην τετραήμερη περιοδεία της θα επισκεφθεί στρατιωτικές μονάδες, χωριά, στα . Golden Dawn: Greek Court Delivers Landmark Verdicts Against Neo-Nazi Party The court ruled Golden Dawn is a criminal organization. She was elected to succeed former President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, by the Hellenic Parliament on 22 January 2020. A cross-party majority of 261 MPs voted in favour of 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, parliament chief Costas Tassoulas said. The head of Greece's top administrative court, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was elected the new head of state following a historic parliamentary vote on Wednesday. ATHENS. Legislative elections: Greek Parliament, 4-year term, 300 seats, 3% threshold, party-list PR + 50 seats majority bonus: Party. The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said the verdict was an important day for democracy and proof that Greek institutions were able to "fend off any attempt to undermine them". Next March 13th, Katerina Sakellaropoulou will be sworn in before the assembly and assume her duties, according to a press release issued by Tassoulas's office. It was regarded as a public approval of the policies of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. To win straight away, his presidential candidate would need support from . Katerina Sakellaropoulou chosen as unity candidate by all major parties. She was backed by both main. 2019. 23.01.2020 • 12:26. Athens, Greece (CNN)High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament on Wednesday. The head of Greece's top administrative court, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was elected the new head of state following a historic parliamentary vote on Wednesday. She was elected to the primarily ceremonial role, which runs a term of five . Breaking through gender barriers is not a new thing for the president-elect. Greece has appointed a new president, installing a woman in the role for the first time in the country's history. The Senate was a new institution introduced with the Greek Constitution of 1927 and these were the first elections for it. 2015 II. It is an important day for democracy. those who proponent ideologies that bloodied the world," Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou tweeted Monday . 16 January 2020 7:58am Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the conservative New Democracy government's candidate for the post of the President of the Hellenic. and other third-party features. High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament on Wednesday. Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will meet with a cross-party delegation of leftist MPs at 12 p.m. on Monday, state-run Athens-Macedonia news agency reports. Greece's first woman president began her term on Friday with a pledge to protect the country's borders and defend human rights, whilst warning Greeks to follow health rules as the country grapples with over 100 coronavirus cases. High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament on Wednesday. The party member who stabbed Mr. Fyssas, Giorgos Roupakias, was found guilty of murder on Wednesday. Performance. Her father, Nikolaos Sakellaropoulos, served as Vice-President of Areios Pagos, the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. 822 Views. 40.6k Followers, 18 Following, 143 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Katerina Sakellaropoulou (@presidencygr) The 63-year-old Sakellaropoulou will become the first woman in the history of Greece to hold the top office. Τετραήμερη περιοδεία στη Θράκη πραγματοποιεί η Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου. Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou, 64, won with an overwhelming majority and received 261 votes from members of parliament out of 300 seats on Wednesday, according to CNN. In a landslide victory, Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected as Greece's first female president. Εxtreme political violence is alien to our long democratic tradition. President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou underlined the need for active solidarity in the face of the major humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, during her visit on Wednesday to the Ukranian Cultural and Educational Centre Berehynias. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change.. ATHENS (Reuters) - Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou became Greece's first woman president on Wednesday when lawmakers elected her head of state in a rare display of unity. Κατά τη σύντομη παραμονή της Πρόεδρο της Δημοκρατίας Katerina Sakellaropoulou στον χώρο Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Αλεξανδρούπολης «Δημόκριτος» και πριν αναχωρήσει στον Β. Έβρο, ο Δήμαρχος Αλεξανδρούπολης. 21.04.2022 • 18:03. "I'd say she's the first to break the glass ceiling in the Greek system and she's going to become a role model for many young Greek women", said Aristides Hatzis, a university professor in Athens and friend of the new president. Up until her election win, Katerina Sakellaropoulou was the first . Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. A cross-party majority of Greek. Sakellaropoulou, who became the first woman president of the Council of State, Greece's top administrative court in 2018, chairs an environmental law society and is known to . Katerina Sakellaropoulou (Greek: Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, [kateˈrina sacelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek politician and the current president of Greece since 13 March 2020. "Today's decision is a confirmation of the fact that . Katerina Sakellaropoulou ( Greek: Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, [kateˈrina sakelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who is serving as president of Greece since 13 March 2020. Sakellaropoulou was elected on Wednesday in a rare political . Katerina Sakellaropoulou, said. People born on May 30 fall under the Zodiac sign of Gemini, the Twins. Katerina Sakellaropoulou (Greek: Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, [kateˈrina sakelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek politician who has served as President of Greece since 13 March 2020. Governing party: ND. A few days ago, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the country's new president. Katerina Sakellaropoulou ( born 30 May 1956) is the current president of Greece. Sakellaropoulou, 63, won rare party support from across the . Sakellaropoulou had been president of Greece's top administrative court, the Council of State, and was also the first woman to hold that position. Sakellaropoulou arrived on Monday, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Andreas K Εxtreme political violence is alien to our long democratic tradition. Katerina Sakellaropoulou is the President of Greece elected by the Hellenic Parliament on 22 January 2020. Among others, the ambassador referred to the hardship endured by Greeks in Mariupol and the operation… Sakellaropoulou, 64 . The lunch was held at the courtyard of the church of Agios Athanassios and was attended by representatives of . Nea Dimokratia (ND) New Democracy. The current Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, nominated her for this position. She has set out her priorities to be tackling the economic crisis, climate change and mass migration. Katerina . Greece Progressive judge to become Greece's first female president Katerina Sakellaropoulou nominated for top post as PM says 'time has come for Greece to open up to the future' Katerina. Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou was comfortably elected Greece's first female president on Wednesday, wining the support of 261 out of 294 MPs present in Parliament. A cross-party majority of 261 MPs voted in favour of 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, parliament chief Costas Tassoulas said. Katerina Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change. • Katerina Sakellaropoulou was able to secure one of the highest vote margins in the history of Greece's parliament by drawing support from across party lines. Sakellaropoulou was elected by Parliament in January by 261 out of 300 lawmakers, one of the broadest cross-party majorities in Greek history. . Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party , but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left . Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a televised address on Wednesday evening that Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, the first female president of the Council of State, will be his party's candidate for the post of the President of the Hellenic Republic, the nation's highest position. President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday spoke on the telephone with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Greece Sergii Shutenko, who briefed her on the latest developments on the war front in Ukraine. As a person born on this date, Katerina Sakellaropoulou is listed in our database as the 58th most popular celebrity for the day (May 30) and the 113th most popular for the year (1956). The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 64 of the 92 directly-elected seats. Huge crowds massed outside the courtroom, waving banners that .