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Court of Audit President Ioannis Sarmas was sworn in as prime minister of a caretaker government that will lead Greece to the second round of elections on June 25. Shortly after 4 o’ clock Thursday afternoon, 66-year-old Sarmas was sworn in at the Presidential Mansion in the presence of President …

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English author Victoria Hislop was officially sworn-in as Greek citizen during a special ceremony held at the interior ministry. Hislop was awarded an honorary Greek citizenship in July 2020 for her work promoting modern Greece’s history and culture. The author of the best-selling 2005 novel “The Island”, which was later …

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Greece’s first female President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn in at the Greek Palriament on Friday morning. The ceremony protocol was followed by the book, however, without handshaking and a much limited number of audience due to coronavirus. In the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and political leaders, Sakellaropoulou took …

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Greece’s new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in in the presence of the country’s high-ranking clergy and took his oath of office from the Archbishop of Athens. He then proceeded to Prime Minister’s office for the handover by Alexis Tsipras. “The Greek people have given us a strong mandate …

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Greece’s new government stands. 46 men and women sworn in on Wednesday morning to serve the country and the citizens in the name of God or just the Constitution. Not all the new ministers took a religious oath. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his coalition partner Panos Kammenos preferred to …

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That was quick. Twenty-four hours after the ballot boxes closed, Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Mansion. As usual his oath was political and not religious. Prime Minister Tsipras, President Pavlopoulos Then the old, new PM walked to PM’s …

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These are completely new customs and new practices launched in Greece. Alexis Tsipras sworn-in as the country’s new Prime Minister with a political oath and wearing suit but no tie. He was reportedly said recently that he would only wear a tie, when the “bailout program is gone.” Greece’s youngest …

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Antonis Samaras, leader of conservative Nea Dimocratia, was sworn-in as the 13th Prime Minister of Greece after the fall of military dictatorship in 1974. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Mansion with Archbishop of Athens and whole Greece Hieronymus blessing the new Greek PM. “With God’s help will will …

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