Greece's parliament elects the first woman president in the country's history, a senior judge with no party-political allegiance
Katerina Sakellaropoulou, head of the Council of State poses at her office in Athens, January 22, 2020. Greece's lawmakers elected their country's first female president, with an overwhelming majority voting to give high court judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou the largely ceremonial post.
Speaking after being formally informed of the parliament vote, Sakellaropoulou said she would aim for the “broadest possible consensus” in the course of carrying out her duties. Greece has a historically low number of women in senior positions in politics, and Mitsotakis had been criticised for selecting a nearly all-male Cabinet after he won general elections in July 2019. In the current Greek Cabinet, all but one of the 18 senior positions are held by men.
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