Μembers of Parliament elected in the general elections of June 25 were sworn in on Monday morning in a ceremony attended also by the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
Lawmakers took a religious oath depending on whether Greek orthodox or Muslims, while some MPs preferred a civic oath declaring commitment to the Constitution.
The first vice-president of the previous parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis, presided over the proceedings.
After their swearing-in procedure, the MPs signed the relevant swearing-in protocol and received a folder that included, among others, a copy of the Greek Constitution and the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament.
According to the final voting results and changed a bit the initial count of seats for the elected political parties, the new Parliament of 300 seats consists of:
Political groups |
Opposition (142)
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Length of term | 4 years |
The new parliament will reconvene on Tuesday for the election of the Parliament president and the presidium, based on the proposals of the parliamentary groups and parliamentary rules.
Kaklamanis will again preside of the start of the session, announcing the candidates proposed by the Parliamentary groups, while the election will take place with a roll-call vote. Ruling New Democracy has proposed the previous parliament president, Konstantinos Tasoulas.
After announcing the result, Kaklamanis will then invite the new parliament president to come to the stand, take over the session and make a speech. The parliament will then briefly adjourn before returning to elect the members of the parliament presidium. Each candidate must get at least 70 votes in order to be elected.
The vote of confidence for the Mitsotakis government is scheduled for Saturday, July 8, 2023.
A three-day debate on the policy statement of the new government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis will begin on Thursday, July 6. This will conclude with a vote on Saturday in which the new government will ask parliament for a vote of confidence.
The voting will culminate in a roll-call vote held at midnight on the third day of the debate, at the latest, and is carried with an absolute majority of MPs present, which cannot, however, be less than two fifths (120 MPs) of the plenum.
