Greece’s new President Tasoulas began his duty by taking the oath from his predecessor, Sakellaropoulou. Elected as President by the Greek Parliament on February 12, Konstantinos Tasoulas swore in at a ceremony held in the parliament today. Following the oath ceremony, he officially assumed office with a ceremony at the Presidential Mansion. Tasoulas earned the position of the country’s new President with the support of 160 members in the 300-seat parliament vote last month. Tasoulas, born in 1959, had been elected as the parliament speaker three times before becoming a presidential candidate, receiving the highest parliamentary support ever. After being nominated as a presidential candidate by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Tasoulas had to step down from his role as parliament speaker. Tasoulas, who has a legal background, entered politics in the 1990s and became a member of parliament in 2000.