Greek PM nominates parliament speaker for presidential post

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his New Democracy party for the Greek presidency on Wednesday.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou’s five-year term expires in March and a parliamentary vote for the largely ceremonial post must take place by mid-February.

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas; Editing by Peter Graff)