With the swearing-in of the Acting Prime Minister today John Sharma we are entering the home stretch before the second election. Yesterday, the cycle of exploratory contacts was formally closed, according to which, since Sunday evening, it became clear that they would not yield results.

The President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, welcomed them to the Presidential Palace. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Alexis Tsipras, Nikos Androulakis, Dimitris Koutsoubas and Kyriakos Velopouloseveryone agreed that the conditions for the formation of a government did not exist, and thus the necessary stage was passed to move on to the next step.

At noon, the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Ioannis Sarmas, passed through the doors of the Presidential Palace, having received an order from Ms. Sakellaropoulou to form a government in accordance with the relevant provision of Article 37 of the Constitution. “Madam President, thank you very much for the honor. It is my constitutional duty to accept and at the same time my duty as a citizen. Thank you very much,” said Mr. Sharmas.

Dominant

The surnames heard according to the staff list of the ministries belong to the ambassador Vassilis Cascarelis for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the Ministry of Defense of the former Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces, retired general Alcibiades Stephanieserved as Deputy Minister of Defense.

For the Ministry of the Interior, the current Acting Minister Calliopi SpanuFor the Ministry of Defense obeys the former head of the hydroelectric power station Charalambos Lalouzis and for the Ministry of Civil Protection, a retired wing chief Evangelos Turnas. From the Ministry of Health, Professor of Intensive Care Pulmonology at the EKPA Faculty of Medicine and Resuscitator “Evangelismos”, Anastasia Kotanidou. Finally, for the Ministry of Culture, Giorgos Kumentakis.

What did political leaders say at a meeting chaired by Ms. Sakellaropoulou about the composition and characteristics of the government that will lead the country to elections on June 25?

The choice to be made for the staffing of the ministries was discussed at a meeting of political leaders, with Mr. Mitsotakis saying that ministers from the outgoing government are ready to pass on officials and provide full information to help them carry out their duties.

OUR Alexis Tsipras he said it would be good to see to it that the composition of the interim government reflected political pluralism and not unilateralism, at the same time he asked that people with experience be assigned to critical ministries so that they could handle if something came up extraordinary.

OUR Nikos Androulakis he demanded that authorities be appointed in the ministries of defense and foreign affairs to manage the situation after the elections in Turkey, and expressed the opinion that the finance minister should also be a recognized person. With regard to the discussion on the formation of a coalition government, he took a broader position regarding the electoral legislation, stating that not the most proportional electoral systems impede the formation of governments.

Mister. Koutsoumpas opined that ministers should not be prominent political figures and that critical decisions should be preceded by information from political leaders. The particular importance of staffing the ministries of foreign affairs and defense with suitable and capable people was emphasized, according to available information, Kyriakos Velopoulos.

A new parliament will be convened next Sunday, and the presidents will be elected on Monday. A new presidential decree dissolving parliament and a new election date will be issued and sealed in parliament.