President of the Hellenic Republic

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The President of the Hellenic Republic is the ceremonial head of state of Greece, entrusted with certain constitutional powers and responsibilities within the country’s parliamentary system.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic
appoints Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Greece
commanderInChiefOf Armed Forces of Greece
surface form: Hellenic Armed Forces
constitutionalAmendmentAffectedPowers 1986 constitutional revision of Greece
2001 constitutional revision of Greece
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Greece
country Greece
createdBy Constitution of Greece
surface form: Constitution of 1975 of Greece
currentHolder Katerina Sakellaropoulou
currentHolderStart 13 March 2020
electionMethod indirect election by Hellenic Parliament
electoralBody Hellenic Parliament
eligibility Greek citizen by birth
at least 40 years old
eligible to vote in parliamentary elections
firstHolder Michail Stasinopoulos
firstHolderEnd 1975
firstHolderStart 1974
flag Presidential Standard of Greece
genderOfCurrentHolder female
governmentForm parliamentary republic
headOfStateOf Greece
insignia Coat of arms of Greece
maximumNumberOfTerms 2
nativeLabel President of the Hellenic Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας
nativeLanguage el
notableFact first female President of Greece is Katerina Sakellaropoulou
officeCreated 1975
officialLanguage Greek
power conclusion and ratification of international treaties according to the Constitution
dissolution of Parliament under specific constitutional circumstances
granting of pardons under conditions set by law
proclamation of referendums under constitutional conditions
promulgation of laws
representation of the state in international relations
powerChange 1986 revision significantly reduced presidential powers in favor of the government and parliament
precededByOffice King of the Hellenes
residence Old Royal Palace of Greece
surface form: Presidential Mansion, Athens
role ceremonial head of state
guarantor of the Constitution of Greece
symbol of national unity
seat Athens
style Her Excellency
His Excellency
succession Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament acts as interim president in case of vacancy
termLength 5 years
termRenewable once

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister appointedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece
Government of Greece appointedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece
Prime Minister of Greece appointedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece
Evzones presidential guard associatedWith President of the Hellenic Republic
Evzones presidential guard associatedWith President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: Hellenic Presidency
Presidential Standard of Greece associatedWith President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: Greek presidency
Hellenic Parliament canBeDissolvedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
Armed Forces of Greece commanderTitle President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece
Hellenic Parliament elects President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of the Hellenic Republic (under certain constitutional procedures)
President of the Hellenic Republic nativeLabel President of the Hellenic Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας
Katerina Sakellaropoulou positionHeld President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece
Michail Stasinopoulos positionHeld President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of the Third Hellenic Republic
King of the Hellenes replacedByOffice President of the Hellenic Republic
Presidential Standard of Greece represents President of the Hellenic Republic
Coat of arms of Greece usedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece
Presidential Standard of Greece usedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
plenary chamber of the Hellenic Parliament usedBy President of the Hellenic Republic
this entity surface form: President of Greece