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Tsipras to ask President Pavlopoulos Monday to call July election
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit President Prokopis Pavlopoulos Monday at 6:30 p.m. to ask him to dissolve Parliament and call a July 7 election.
Pavlopoulos to Turkey: our allies actively support our EEZ rights
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has warned Turkey that Greece will defend its legal right to define its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and that, in this respect, it has the "active support" of the European Union, NATO and the United States.
President attends D-Day anniversary in Portsmouth
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos joined Queen Elizabeth II, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders attending the commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings on Southsea Common in Portsmouth on the south coast of England on Wednesday. About 300 veterans participated in the D-Day75 events in Portsmouth and in Normandy yesterday.
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IOC chief holds talks with Greek president in Athens
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos talks with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and the head of the Greek Olympic Committee, Spyros Capralos, at the Presidential Mansion in Athens on Monday.
Government on a slippery slope
Two prominent judicial officials were selected on Friday to replace the outgoing president and prosecutor of the Supreme Court despite intense criticism by legal experts and the political opposition over the legitimacy of the process before a snap election takes place on July 7.
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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.
Host of amendments to go to Parliament before snap poll
The government is believed to have lined up a series of legislative amendments to push through Parliament next week before the House is dissolved ahead of a snap general election on July 7, Kathimerini understands.
Judicial appointments challenge constitutional order
When Greece's leftist government first announced its intention to appoint a new president and prosecutor of the Supreme Court, notwithstanding the fact that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had just called a snap election, very few observers actually expected that things would get to the point they are at today.
Cabinet selects Supreme Court's top prosecutor, president
Two prominent judicial officials were selected to top positions in the Supreme Court on Friday, following a meeting of the cabinet on Friday and despite intense criticism by the political opposition over the legitimacy of the process.
Judicial appointments hinge on president
The government's bid for consensus with opposition conservatives over its intention to replace the Supreme Court's president and prosecutor before a snap election on July 7 fell by the wayside on Thursday after its proposal was turned down by New Democracy.
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