28.01.2015 - 12:28 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Greece’s new coalition tasks: Cabinet, new Parliament, Vote of Confidence, Presidential Election

After the failure of the first three rounds of Presidential voting in December 2014, the next three rounds of voting that lay ahead require:

First round: 180 votes

Second round: simple majority, i.e. 151 votes

Third round: relative majority based on the number of present MPs

There is an interval of five days between the voting rounds.

Practically, SYRIZA-IndepGreeks coalition can elect their candidate on the second round.