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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-02-15
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[01] Candidate President of the Republic to be announced on Tuesday
[01] Candidate President of the Republic to be announced on Tuesday
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will announce the person that he will
propose as a candidate President of the Republic on Tuesday, February
17 at SYRIZA's parliamentary group meeting, government spokesman Gavriil
Sakellaridis said on Sunday.
The parliamentary voting for the election of the new Greek President
will take place on Wednesday, he added.
Sakellaridis also said that on Sunday the prime minister has had
continuous talks with EU and Greek government officials. In the afternoon,
he spoke on the phone with the president of the European Commission
Jean-Claude Juncker on the negotiation underway.
The government spokesman noted that today the people sent out a resounding
message from several places across the country and once again made clear
that their dignity is not negotiable.
"With the popular mandate in our hearts and minds, we continue the
negotiation just as we started it," he noted and added "We are ready
for a mutually beneficial solution, both for Greece and Europe."
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