Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas from his centre-right New Democracy party for the Greek presidency on Wednesday, APA reports citing Reuters.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou's five-year term expires in March and a parliamentary vote for the largely ceremonial post is expected on Jan. 25.
To succeed her, a nominee needs the backing of at least 151 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament.
New Democracy, which has been in power since 2019, has 156 seats but the recent expulsion of a former prime minister from its parliamentary group has left some doubt about its cohesion.
The party has also seen a drop in popularity ratings over a cost-of-living crisis and reforms that have pushed away some of its core conservative voters, opinion polls show.
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