Government faced with Supreme Court dilemma

The government is reportedly faced with a dilemma over whether to proceed with the replacement of the president and top prosecutor of the Supreme Court before or after the snap elections on June 30 that were announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras late Sunday.

Earlier this month, the Justice Ministry launched proceedings to replace the court's president Vasilios Peppas and prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou who will step down on June 30, having reached the obligatory retirement age.
A similar procedure was also launched to select three vice presidents at the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court.

The law stipulates that the candidates be heard by Parliament's Committee on Institutions and Transparency but the last word rests with the cabinet.

The government's initial plan was to wrap up proceedings by the end of June rather than in July, when...

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