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Greece elects its First Female President – Katerina Sakellaropoulou
High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou emerged as Greece’s first female President on Wednesday.
Up until her election win, Katerina Sakellaropoulou was the first female President of the Council of State for 15 months.
Katerina, who is succeeding President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, not only broke gender-barrier in Greece, but broke the political barrier, as she’s no member of any political party.
CNN reports that Katerina Sakellaropoulou received the support of 261 MPs in the 300-seat Parliament, way above the 200 required by the constitution.