President not expected to ratify top court appointments before June 30

The Greek President has decided not to sign off the presidential decree on the appointment of the new prosecutor and president of the Supreme Court until June 30, when the term of the current leadership expires, sources said on Friday.
During an almost three-hour meeting, the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, selected Dimitra Kokotini as its top prosecutor and Irini Kalou as its president. Both are currently vice-presidents of the court.
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is expected to receive the presidential decree, signed by the cabinet, by Monday.

The government has been severely criticized by the political opposition over its decision to complete the appointments, questioning the legitimacy of the process.

"Despite the opposition's timely warning that the outgoing government lacks the legitimacy to make any major decisions apart from those...