2000 Greek presidential election explained

Election Name:2000 Greek presidential election
Country:Greece
Type:presidential
Vote Type:Indirect
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1995 Greek presidential election
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:2005 Greek presidential election
Next Year:2005
Nominee1:Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Party1:Independent
Alliance1:PASOK, ND
Electoral Vote1:269
Nominee2:Leonidas Kyrkos
Party2:Synaspismos
Electoral Vote2:10
President
Posttitle:President after election
Before Election:Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Before Party:Independent
After Election:Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
After Party:Independent

An indirect election for the position of President of the Hellenic Republic was held by the Hellenic Parliament on 8 February 2000.

Incumbent President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was elected on the first ballot with 269 votes out of 298, with the support of the two major parties, the ruling PASOK and New Democracy, against 10 votes for Synaspismos' candidate Leonidas Kyrkos. The 19 MPs of the Communist Party of Greece and DIKKI voted "present", and two were absent.[1] Stephanopoulos' re-election to the presidency marked the first time in the history of the Third Hellenic Republic that the ruling party and the main opposition party both supported the same candidate, as well as the first time that an incumbent President was re-elected.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Οι προεδρικές εκλογές από τον Στασινόπουλο στον Παπούλια . in.gr . Greek . 2010 . 11 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213014424/http://archive.in.gr/news/reviews/placeholder.asp?lngReviewID=598581&lngChapterID=598606&lngItemID=599680 . 13 December 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2 June 2023. Οι προεδρικές εκλογές από τον Στασινόπουλο στον Δήμα. Alfavita. .