Dissolution of parliament & June 25 runoff elections officially announced by presidential decree

Politics 30 May 2023 11:00

A Presidential Decree that dissolves the parliament of May 21 and officially calls for repeat general elections on June 25 was issued late afternoon on Monday. Cereport reports citing Athens-Macedonian

The decree, co-signed by caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas, was posted on the parliament's announcements board by the Parliament Guard.

It also sets the time and date when the parliament that emerges from the June 25 runoff election will convene, this being 11:00 am on Monday, July 3.

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Dissolution of parliament & June 25 runoff elections officially announced by presidential decree

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