(VOVworld) - Zoe Konstantopoulou was voted as the new Greek Parliament President on Friday. Konstantopoulou received support from most political parties in the Parliament, with a record 235 votes in her favor over 298 votes.
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| Zoe Konstantopoulou was voted as the new Greek Parliament President |
This will be the second time that a woman is elected as the Greek Parliament President. However, Konstantopoulou, 38-year-old politician, is a lawyer. She is the daughter of Nikos Konstantopoulos, a Greek politician and lawyer who has served as Coalition of the Left and Progress president.
Greece's new parliament was sworn in Thursday and gathered for the first time since last month's election, which brought the left-wing to power for the 1st time since World War II. The meeting, called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, assessed the debt crisis. A vote of confidence vote on the government will be held next Monday.