He swore to her President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulouthe parliament that emerged from the vote on May 21, 2023. However, tomorrow, after the election of the chairman of the body, it is expected to be dissolved by presidential decree, after establishing the impossibility of forming an independent or cooperation government and announcing new elections on June 25, 2023 with a strengthened analog system.

It is noted that during the recent elections, which were held according to a simple proportional system, five parties entered the parliament, overcoming the relative “threshold” of 3%. ND with 40.79%, which elected 146 MPs, SYRIZA-PS with 20.07% and 71 MPs, PASOK-Movement for Change with 11.46% and 41 MPs, KKE with 7.23% and 26 MPs, and Hellenic Solution with 4.45% and 16 deputies.

This is the second “fleeting” parliament in the post-war history of the country, after also a two-day parliament, which was the result of a vote on May 6, 2012.

The ceremonial first meeting of the ITH of the period of presiding parliamentary democracy began with the consecration performed by Archbishop Jerome of Athens and All Greece. After that, the deputies took the oath provided for by the Constitution, in accordance with the type of religion of each deputy or political oath.

Jerome: Be gardeners, courageous and strong.

My wish is taken from the words of the Apostle: “Do not be barren,” but carpenters, said Archbishop Jerome after the consecration and continued: “Carpenters, with courage and strength, as today’s circumstances require!”.

After taking the oath, the deputies signed the corresponding protocol on the oath and received an information folder, which, among other things, contained the Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament.

Today’s meeting was chaired by the re-elected Member of Parliament for Athens and First Vice-President of the previous Parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis, who informed the body which seats in Parliament the party leaders had chosen: ND President Kyriakos Mitsotakis seat in Thessaloniki, SYRIZA-PS President Alexis Tsipras in Piraeus, President Movements for Change PASOK Nikos Androulakis in Thessaloniki, KKE Secretary Dimitris Koutsoubas in Fthiotida and Hellenic Solution President Kyriakos Velopoulos at the Larisa residence.

Elections of the Presidium of the Parliament

On Monday at 10:30 the election of the president of the chamber, as well as three vice-presidents, two deans and four secretaries from the first parliamentary group in power, vice-president, dean and secretary. from the second most powerful parliamentary group, vice president and secretary from the third most powerful parliamentary group, and vice president from the remaining two parliamentary groups.

ND President Kyriakos Mitsotakis once again proposed MP Ioannina Konstantinos Tassoulas for the position of Speaker of the Parliament, Nikita Kaklamanis for the post of First Vice President, MP from Athens, and for the post of Second Vice President MP from Lesvos. Charalambos Athanasiou, and the third vice-president – Deputy of the 2nd Western Attic Union Athanassios Buras.

SYRIZA-PS President Alexis Tsipras proposed Janina Meropi Zufi MP as the fourth vice-president. The President of PASOK-Movement for Change has reappointed Arcadian MP Odysseas Constantinopoulos to the post of Vice President. KKE Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas again proposed Deputy Larisa Giorgos Lambroulis for the position of Vice President, and Konstantinos Chitas, the second Deputy from Thessaloniki, was proposed by the President of Hellenic Solution for the position of 7th Vice President.