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First female prime minister for Greece announced First female prime minister for Greece announced
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Greece’s top Supreme Court judge Vassiliki Thanou was named the head of a caretaker government to lead the country to elections, which are expected next month. Greece’s top supreme court judge Vassiliki Thanou was named the head of a caretaker government to lead the country to elections, which are expected next month.
After a final effort to get political party leaders to form a coalition failed, Prokopis Pavlopoulos’s office said he was obliged to appoint a new caretaker administration that will be sworn in on Friday. After a final effort to get political party leaders to form a coalition failed, the office of president Prokopis Pavlopoulos said he was obliged to appoint a new caretaker administration that will be sworn in on Friday.
Thanou, who becomes the country’s first female prime minister, will be sworn in later on Thursday. Thanou, the president of the supreme court, becomes the country’s first female prime minister and will be sworn in later on Thursday.
The date for Greece’s general election - the fifth in six years - is to be officially announced by Pavlopoulos by the end of the week, but it is likely to be scheduled for 20 September. The date for Greece’s general election – the fifth in six years – is to be officially announced by Pavlopoulos by the end of the week, but it is likely to be scheduled for 20 September.
The outgoing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, resigned last week and triggered the snap elections after suffering a major rebellion in his Syriza party over Greece’s huge new international bailout.The outgoing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, resigned last week and triggered the snap elections after suffering a major rebellion in his Syriza party over Greece’s huge new international bailout.
He on Wednesday ruled out forming a national unity government should he fail to win a outright majority. On Wednesday, he ruled out forming a national unity government should he fail to win an outright majority.