Greek parliament elects country`s first female president
(The Guardian Greece)

MPs overwhelmingly back Katerina Sakellaropoulou´s appointment with PM hailing it as `a window to the future´A high court judge and ardent human rights advocate has been elected Greece´s first female president in a historic vote by parliament.Inaugurating a new era for one of Europe´s more traditional nations, MPs overwhelmingly endorsed the nomination of Katerina Sakellaropoulou as head of state. No woman has held the post in the nearly 200 years since Greece proclaimed independence. `Our country enters, with more optimism, into a new decade,` said the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after 261 deputies in the 300-seat House voted in favour of the French-educated jurist assuming the role. `This [vote] opens a window to the future.` Continue reading...