"Supporting public transport in the capital is a central goal for the government," stated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, while visiting the Road Transport (OSY) depot in Rentis, where new electric and natural gas buses are housed, in the presence of Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras and the Deputy Minister, Vassilis Oikonomou.
Tasoulas, 66, the candidate of the ruling conservative party, secured 160 votes in the 300-seat Parliament. A total of 276 lawmakers participated in the vote, while 24 were absent, including all 11 New Left MPs.
A fourth round is now scheduled for Wednesday, February 12, where a candidate will only need an absolute majority of 151 votes in the 300-seat legislature to be elected.
The flights utilised Airbus A320 aircraft, providing over 1,400 seats in total.
The conservative government’s nominee, Konstantinos Tasoulas, received 160 votes, falling 40 short of the 200 needed for an outright win.
The coordinated demonstrations spanned 110 locations, including key international hubs. Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece’s largest cities, saw the most sizable turnouts, with approximately 30,000 protesters in each city. Although the marches remained largely peaceful, tensions flared briefly as small groups clashed with police, leading to exchanges of tear gas and flares.
